Enrollment
August 31, 2009
Community college transfers up at FAMU
August 31, 2009
FAMU’s increased efforts to attract community college transfers are paying off. The Division of Student Affairs reporte…
Showing posts from August, 2009
Sports
August 30, 2009
Joe Taylor fires up Rattler faithful!
August 30, 2009
Head football coach Joe Taylor fires up the Rattler faithful at the Rattler Boosters kick-off event at the Moon. FAMU…
Grads
August 30, 2009
Former Rattler QB pens book
August 30, 2009
Casey Printers , a former FAMU quarterback, has penned a new book "From High School to the Pros". The book i…
bill hayes
August 29, 2009
WSSU eyeing Bill Hayes as A.D.
August 29, 2009
Finally some good news from the Winston-Salem Journal ... Winston-Salem State might reach back to its glory days in fo…
Sports
August 29, 2009
FAMU discussing possible game at Georgia
August 29, 2009
The Rattler football team has a scheduled dates with the University of Miami Hurricanes this year and next, now RN has …
Sports
August 28, 2009
McCoy resigns after brush with law
August 28, 2009
Just one week after FAMU held a press conference to announce Walter McCoy’s hiring as the men’s track coach, McCoy has…
Sports
August 27, 2009
FAMU tops HBCU CLC sales
August 27, 2009
FAMU ranks first among Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in selling licensed merchandise, according …
nursing
August 26, 2009
Phoenix competing for more nursing students in Florida
August 26, 2009
The University of Phoenix, which recently dethroned FAMU as the top producer of blacks with baccalaureates, is stepping…
off topic
August 26, 2009
Ted Kennedy, 1932-2009
August 26, 2009
U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (left) died late Tuesday night at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass. “We’ve lost the irreplac…
Trustees
August 25, 2009
Some trustees clueless about basic FAMU facts
August 25, 2009
During FAMU’s recent Board of Trustees committee meetings, some trustees revealed that they are clueless about basic FA…
facilities
August 24, 2009
SUS crisis: PECO in jeopardy
August 24, 2009
After freezing Florida’s matching gift program , lawmakers might be preparing to place ice on another critical source o…
students
August 23, 2009
Authors inspire incoming freshmen
August 23, 2009
The authors of the critically acclaimed book "The Pact" visited FAMU on Friday to speak with the incoming fre…
Sports
August 22, 2009
Is the president ruining athletics?
August 22, 2009
If you want to know one of the biggest scourges on black college sports today, look no further than the president or ch…
Sports
August 21, 2009
FAMU introduces new track coaches
August 21, 2009
FAMU officials formally presented former U.S. Olympian Walter McCoy and collegiate track and field coach Darlene Moore…
Trustees
August 20, 2009
BOT meeting updates
August 20, 2009
The FAMU Board of Trustees just held officer elections. Bill Jennings was reelected to another two-year term as board …
students
August 20, 2009
FAMU writes off $3.7M in student debt
August 20, 2009
At yesterday’s Budget and Finance Committee meeting, FAMU trustees supported a recommendation to write off $3.7M in stu…
Obama
August 19, 2009
Joyner asks Obama to renew CCRAA money
August 19, 2009
A prominent FAMU dad is calling on U.S. President Barack Obama to renew an $85M per year federal grant that is set to …
students
August 18, 2009
Two FAMU students selected as Gubernatorial Fellows
August 18, 2009
FAMU students Herron Keyon Gaston and Disraeli Smith will be working the Florida capitol this year as two of only 14 …
Grads
August 17, 2009
Meek to Crist: Get moving on stimulus spending
August 17, 2009
Congressman Kendrick Meek (D-Miami) recently fired off a blunt and very critical message to Florida’s Republican gover…
Marching 100
August 16, 2009
100rd helps Pensacola celebrate 450 years
August 16, 2009
Four hundred fifty years ago, Pensacola's first settlers were forced to flee the coast after a September hurricane …
Grads
August 16, 2009
Lumpkin heads to Berkeley law
August 16, 2009
FAMU’s former student body vice-president is heading off to one of the nation’s top law schools. Mellori Evonn Lumpkin …
Grads
August 15, 2009
FAMU law grad is one of capitol’s Most Beautiful
August 15, 2009
A FAMU College of Law alumna is a Reader’s Choice Winner on The Hill’s 50 Most Beautiful list. Vennia Francois , an O…
students
August 14, 2009
5 Things You May Not Know About FAMU
August 14, 2009
As new students head to FAMU this fall to experience the joys and challenges of life in college, there are many things …
Grads
August 13, 2009
Scott’s office vandalized with swastika
August 13, 2009
The FBI, Capitol Police, and Smyrna (Ga.) Police Department are investigating a hate act directed against Congressman D…
J-School
August 12, 2009
Alum elected NABJ president
August 12, 2009
FAMU alumna Kathy Times is the new president of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). Times, an anchor…
Sports
August 11, 2009
Blazeski, FAMU volleyball top MEAC preseason honors
August 11, 2009
FAMU’s Jovana Blazeski was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Volleyball Preseason Player of the Year th…
housing
August 10, 2009
Housing expansion essential to raising grad rate
August 10, 2009
Data from FAMU and State University System annual fact books shows that campus housing expansion is vital to improving …
Sports
August 09, 2009
FAMU Athletic marketing/promotion nonexistent
August 09, 2009
While others market, FAMU relies on luck Despite being one of the biggest drawing cards in the NCAA's football cham…
Faculty
August 08, 2009
Perry named dean emeritus
August 08, 2009
Retired College of Arts and Science Dean Aubrey M. Perry was bestowed the title "Dean Emeritus" yesterday. …
Sports
August 08, 2009
Hayes enters NFL Hall of Fame
August 08, 2009
Today, FAMU’s legendary “Bullet” Bob Hayes enters the Pro Football Hall of Fame. When Bob Hayes arrived on the pro foo…
Grads
August 07, 2009
Collins to deliver graduation address
August 07, 2009
FAMU alumnus Art Collins will serve as keynote speaker at the 2009 summer commencement. Collins is a former Student Go…
Sports
August 06, 2009
Rattlers dominate preseason all-MEAC first team
August 06, 2009
FAMU football dominated the preseason All-MEAC first team announced by the league last week. The Rattlers also had thre…
Castell
August 05, 2009
Castell out as Cookman VPAA next week
August 05, 2009
It looks like Bethune-Cookman University isn’t giving “professional interim” Castell Bryant the same extended stay sh…
opinions
August 04, 2009
Opinion: FAMU triumphs over Maxwell’s attacks – as usual
August 04, 2009
Ever since FAMU’s College of Law was reestablished, Bill Maxwell and his buddies on the St. Petersburg Times’ editori…
Trustees
August 03, 2009
Shannon appointed to FAMU BOT
August 03, 2009
On Friday, Gov. Charlie Crist appointed Belinda Reed Shannon to FAMU’s Board of Trustees for a one-and-half year term…
College of Law
August 02, 2009
FAMU law strengthens bar prep program
August 02, 2009
LeRoy Pernell , dean of the FAMU College of Law, has announced the appointment of a new director and coordinator of its…
College of Law
August 01, 2009
FAMU basking in ABA accreditation victory
August 01, 2009
Rattler Country is filled with excitement and celebration following yesterday’s announcement that the FAMU College of L…