Meek
March 31, 2010
Meek submits 140,000 petitions
March 31, 2010
A historic and yearlong grassroots mobilizing effort wrapped up on Monday as Kendrick Meek's U.S. Senate campaign …
Showing posts from March, 2010
Pharmacy
March 30, 2010
“USF” pharmacy school will go to budding Florida Polytech
March 30, 2010
All the hard work the University of South Florida did to plan a College of Pharmacy is about to benefit an institution …
Trustees
March 29, 2010
Holmes, Jennings leveling knives for Ammons’ back
March 29, 2010
Back when Ronald Holmes was hired as the superintendent of FAMU DRS, public outrage swept throughout Rattler Country. …
Sports
March 28, 2010
FAMU QB race heats up
March 28, 2010
Not every question that coach Joe Taylor might have had about his Florida A&M football team was answered, but he c…
Grads
March 27, 2010
Dentist MaKeba Earst will keynote honors convocation
March 27, 2010
FAMU will host its annual Honors Convocation Thursday, April 1, at 10:10 a.m. in Perry-Paige Auditorium. Dr. Maeba S. E…
Grads
March 26, 2010
A dental dynasty in the making
March 26, 2010
Dr. Leroy R. Polite and his wife of 40 years, Helen Poe Polite , are two FAMU sweethearts who’ve dedicated their caree…
tuition
March 25, 2010
BOG raises white flag on tuition lawsuit
March 25, 2010
The Florida Board of Governors has officially backed out of a lawsuit that led state lawmakers to treat it like a publi…
Meek
March 24, 2010
Meek, Boyd request big earmarks for FAMU
March 24, 2010
Congressmen Kendrick Meek (D-Miami) and Allen Boyd (D-Monticello) are both requesting multi-million dollar earmarks f…
Obama
March 24, 2010
Health care, HBCU funding bill signed
March 24, 2010
Yesterday, U.S. President Barack Obama put his signature on a bill that made sweeping changes to the nation’s health c…
budget
March 23, 2010
Fla. Senate proposes $128M increase for SUS
March 23, 2010
This year, FAMU has two priorities on its legislative agenda: lobbying against any further budget cuts and requesting $…
Strategic Plan
March 22, 2010
SBI developing B.S., M.S. in entrepreneurship
March 22, 2010
FAMU’s School of Business and Industry has a storied reputation for producing top-rate students who soar up the corpora…
Obama
March 22, 2010
Lawson declares triumph as Boyd switches health care vote
March 22, 2010
Congressional candidate Al Lawson declared a campaign triumph as incumbent Allen Boyd switched his vote on the health…
Grads
March 21, 2010
Alum appointed National Guard group commander
March 21, 2010
Col. Michael A. Calhoun , R.Ph., a FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (COPPS) graduate of the class o…
Obama
March 20, 2010
Robinson talks up FAMU on Capitol Hill
March 20, 2010
Larry Robinson , FAMU’s top research administrator, used his recent appearance on Capitol Hill to praise A&M’s stro…
J-School
March 20, 2010
FAMU Student Journalists are Best of South
March 20, 2010
Journalism students at FAMU have received five “Best of South” awards at the Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC) hel…
Sports
March 19, 2010
Singletary visits FAMU Pro Day
March 19, 2010
San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singletary visited FAMU’s campus yesterday to get an up-close-and-personal look at…
Grads
March 19, 2010
Gray to coach Jackson High football team
March 19, 2010
Quinn Gray , a former FAMU football standout, is the new head football coach at Jackson High School in Jacksonville. “I…
College of Law
March 18, 2010
Jackson to keynote law school hooding ceremony
March 18, 2010
The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. , founder and president of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, will serve as the keynote …
media
March 17, 2010
FAMU to slap lawsuit on sex tape distributor
March 17, 2010
When Rattler Nation exposed the alleged FAMU "dormitory sex tape" as a hoax weeks ago, readers on this blog u…
graduation rate
March 16, 2010
FAU’s ambition undeterred by 39% grad rate
March 16, 2010
FAMU has yet another reason to tell the critics of its dental school proposal (both inside and outside the university) …
audit
March 15, 2010
FIU leads SUS in operational audit findings
March 15, 2010
After being cited for permitting multi-million dollar problems to fester at the State University System office, former …
Sports
March 15, 2010
Jags head pack in Vann draft buzz
March 15, 2010
Amid reports that a growing number of NFL teams are strongly interested in Rattler standout Leroy Vann , the Jacksonvil…
elections
March 14, 2010
Lawson: Boyd robbed on Oscar night
March 14, 2010
Last week, many Americans were glued to their televisions to watch Hollywood stars such as Zoe Saldana (pictured) and …
recruitment
March 13, 2010
FAMU awards $981K in scholarships in Orlando and Tampa
March 13, 2010
FAMU President James H. Ammons wrapped up his “Up Close and Personal Tour” on Tuesday evening awarding scholarships to…
Obama
March 13, 2010
Wright: Media made granddaughter’s entry to FAMU difficult
March 13, 2010
Jeremiah Wright , the retired pastor of Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, says Election 2008’s media coverage…
recruitment
March 12, 2010
39 Jax students receive $1.2M in FAMU scholarships
March 12, 2010
FAMU awarded nearly $1.2 million in scholarships to 39 students at the Wyndham Hotel in Jacksonville, including three w…
Alumni
March 11, 2010
ESPN exec slapped with lawsuit by unofficial FAMU alumni group
March 11, 2010
The NY Daily News reports, that a renegade faction of Florida A&M University's alumni association claims in a …
College of Law
March 10, 2010
FAMU law to accept Haitian TPS requests
March 10, 2010
The FAMU College of Law Legal Clinic and Pro Bono Programs hosted a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for the Haitian Co…
recruitment
March 09, 2010
Ammons awards nearly $1.5M in scholarships
March 09, 2010
FAMU kicked off its third annual “Up Close and Personal” state tour in Tallahassee Sunday, awarding scholarships total…
students
March 09, 2010
Henderson wins Miss MEAC title
March 09, 2010
Demetria Henderson , the reigning Miss FAMU, will soon receive a new crown with the inscription “Miss Mid-Eastern Athle…
facilities
March 08, 2010
Teaching pool scheduled to be fixed by fall
March 08, 2010
During a recent university forum, CFO Teresa Hardee said FAMU expects to refurbish the Gaither Gymnasium Teaching Poo…
recruitment
March 07, 2010
Ammons kicks off "Up Close and Personal" tour
March 07, 2010
FAMU President James H. Ammons will kick off his Third Annual President’s Tour beginning March 7 through March 9 in an…
Academics
March 06, 2010
FAMU's curriculum gets high marks
March 06, 2010
FAMU is one of five universities in the State of Florida receiving high marks for ensuring students graduate with the s…
media
March 05, 2010
Overhead by the Alicia Keys paparazzi
March 05, 2010
Girl, can you believe some nasty smut peddler went and ripped off my boo Big Rattler’s name to post a phony “college se…
opinions
March 05, 2010
Dr. Boyce: Don’t jump to conclusions on alleged FAMU sex tape
March 05, 2010
Nationally syndicated columnist Boyce Watkins , an assistant professor of finance at Syracuse University, says that the…
university relations
March 04, 2010
FAMU dorm “sex tape” claims are false
March 04, 2010
Contrary to internet rumors, an alleged “FAMU sex tape” was not filmed in a campus dormitory, university officials conf…
flashback
March 03, 2010
1987: FAMU-USF architecture school opens in Tampa
March 03, 2010
The University of South Florida loves to use FAMU's professional schools as a model for building its own. In 2007, …
Obama
March 02, 2010
Obama's HBCU budget carries great possibilities for FAMU
March 02, 2010
Last week, U.S. President Barack Obama formally announced his plan for a new multi-million dollar spending package for…