Smith to keynote Founder’s Day Convocation

big rattler September 30, 2013

Walter L. Smith , the seventh president of FAMU, will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2013 Founder’s Day Con…

FAMU alumnus produces new movie available on DVD

big rattler September 29, 2013

Maurice Green , a 2001 graduate of FAMU, is the executive producer of the new film, After Effects, which will be avail…

Agnew, Carroll among headliners for State of the Student Summit

big rattler September 28, 2013

Phillip Agnew and Jennifer Carroll don’t have much in common when it comes to political views. But today, they’…

FAMU Law raises its first-try passage rate on July bar exam

big rattler September 27, 2013

The FAMU College of Law’s first-try passage rate on the July Florida Bar Examination increased by 3.6 points over…

HBCU Gameday: Billy Joe calls mismatch guarantee games “unscrupulous”

big rattler September 26, 2013

Big Ten programs are shelling out a combined total of $4,945,000 to visiting Football Championship Subdivision…

Roland Martin to moderate 2013 FAMU State of the Student Summit

big rattler September 25, 2013

News analyst Roland Martin will moderate the 2013 State of the Student Summit at FAMU on September 28th in the Al La…

FAMU men’s X-C ranked top HBCU team in South Region

big rattler September 24, 2013

The FAMU men’s cross country team claimed the top spot among historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) th…

Hubbard honored during halftime at FAMU-Ohio State game

big rattler September 23, 2013

Ohio State University honored former FAMU Head Football Coach Rudy Hubbard during halftime at the university’s gridiro…

FAMU, FIU, and B-CU take tough loses

big rattler September 22, 2013

Ohio State Head Coach Urban Meyer and FAMU Head Coach Earl Holmes Saturday was a night of lopsided victories again…

FAMU alumnus to speak at Covey Film Festival

big rattler September 21, 2013

FAMU alumnus Greg Anderson , the screenwriter behind the hit film "Stomp the Yard," will speak at the Inau…

Rattlers prepare for loud sounds of “The Horseshoe”

big rattler September 20, 2013

The FAMU football team went to great lengths to prepare for one crucial aspect of this weekend’s Ohio State football …

Florida Lottery honors FAMU Bright Futures Scholars

big rattler September 19, 2013

The Florida Lottery and FAMU kicked-off the fall semester by honoring Bright Futures scholarship recipients at a cele…

Attorney for N.C. officer who killed unarmed FAMU alum says shooting was “justified”

big rattler September 18, 2013

A defense attorney for Randall Kerrick , the Charlotte police officer who killed an unarmed FAMU alumnus, says th…

FAMU Law alumnus wins Florida Bar’s environmental law writing competition

big rattler September 17, 2013

Michael Nichola , a 2013 graduate of the FAMU College of Law, won the annual Dean Frank Maloney Environmental Law…

First cohort of Rattler alumni begins FAMU/FAU Medical Scholars Program

big rattler September 16, 2013

L to R: Dr. Michael J.L. Smith , Medical Scholars Program Administrator, Ugoma C. Onubogo of Tallahassee, Fla., …

Samford holds off Rattlers 27-20

da rattler September 15, 2013

The Samford Bulldogs used a big first quarter to the beat the Florida A&M Rattlers 27-20, before an announced cr…

FAMU DRS eligible to win up to $10K from “Give With Target” contest

big rattler September 14, 2013

Actress LaLa Anthony and Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas pose for an ad in support of Give with Target contest …

Obama appoints FAMU alumnus to lead White House Initiative on HBCUs

big rattler September 13, 2013

Yesterday, U.S. President Barack Obama announced his decision to appoint FAMU alumnus George E. Cooper as the new e…

U.S. News names FAMU one of the best HBCUs in the nation

big rattler September 12, 2013

The U.S. News   & World Report has named FAMU as one of the Top 10 Best Historically Black Colleges and Universi…

FAMU mourns loss of Professor Arnold Bell

big rattler September 11, 2013

The FAMU family is mourning the death of Allied Health Sciences Professor Arnold Bell . Bell passed away Sept. 2 at the…

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big rattler September 11, 2013

FAMU Law welcomes new faculty members

big rattler September 10, 2013

FAMU Interim President Larry Robinson addresses College of Law Entering Students during 2013 First-year Orientation …

FAMU Law opens its doors to another diverse class of 1Ls

big rattler September 09, 2013

An ambitious class of first-year law students began its journey toward the juris doctor degree hooding ceremony on Mo…

Tigers run past Rattlers 27-7

da rattler September 08, 2013

The Big Blue Tigers of Tennessee State held the Rattlers to just 156 yards of total offense, forcing two turn overs …

Kosgei named MEAC Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week

big rattler September 07, 2013

FAMU’s cross country women are off to a strong start in their quest to defend their conference title.   Effiey Kosg…

FAMU Master Farmer program trainee wins 2013 Florida Innovative Farmer Award

big rattler September 06, 2013

(1st row- L-R)   Linda Sapp, J.B. Ballard, Faith Clarke ; 2nd row L-R) Angela McKenzie-Jakes, Gilbert Queeley an…

FAMU Athletics refutes commentator’s claim that cheerleaders “gave up”

big rattler September 05, 2013

On Tuesday, FAMU Athletics Sports Information Director Vaughn Wilson responded to a troubling remark that an ESPN com…

Alston faces six additional criminal charges

big rattler September 04, 2013

Dave Aronberg , Palm Beach County State Attorney Corey L. Alston , who remains listed as a member of the FAMU Foun…

FAMU right to give MUN 1110’s return priority over bringing a sorority back to the yard

big rattler September 03, 2013

On Sunday, the parents of slain drum major Robert Champion, Jr. protested the Marching 100’s return to the field by…

Rattlers down MVSU 27-10; Marching 100 returns

da rattler September 02, 2013

FAMU took an early 20-0 lead over Mississippi Valley State to clench a commanding victory in the 9th Annual MEAC/…