legal affairs
January 10, 2024
Iris Elijah joins FAMU General Counsel's Office as deputy GC
January 10, 2024
Iris A. Elijah , Esq. has joined the FAMU General Counsel’s Office and will serve as deputy general counsel. Elijah pre…
legal affairs
Robinson
October 19, 2020
Former CFO, Comptroller, and Budget Director file wrongful termination lawsuit against FAMU, Robinson
October 19, 2020
Former FAMU Chief Financial Officer and VP of Administration Wanda Ford has filed a whistleblowers lawsuit agains…
legal affairs
May 07, 2020
Florida universities among growing number facing class-action lawsuits over fees after COVID
May 07, 2020
The State University System of Florida (SUS), and its 12 constituent universities (including FAMU), is among the l…
university relations
July 15, 2019
Former FAMU VP lands job at UAPB
July 15, 2019
George Cotton Sr. the former FAMU Vice President of Advancement and Executive Director of the FAMU Foundation who …
legal affairs
December 21, 2016
Feeley steps down as “chief officer” of FAMU legal affairs, Thomas to lead division
December 21, 2016
On Friday, December 16, Maria Feeley submitted her resignation from the position of “chief officer” of the FAMU Divi…
opinions
August 16, 2016
FAMU SGA elections sink into further reality TV-style dysfunction
August 16, 2016
The 1st District Court of Appeal found that the FAMU administration didn’t break any laws when it backed a decision t…
Mangum
April 14, 2016
List of official challenges against Mangum’s actions grows
April 14, 2016
The number of official challenges against actions taken by FAMU President Elmira Mangum has grown.
Trustees
March 30, 2016
FAMU BOT narrowly approves Mangum’s request to appeal court ruling on SGA elections
March 30, 2016
Former Judge Belvin Perry, Jr. votes "no," says trustees weren't given enough information to make a goo…
Student Affairs
March 22, 2016
Bruno says Mangum supporting manipulation of SGA elections in attempt to protect her job
March 22, 2016
Back on October 22, FAMU Student Government Association (SGA) President Tonnette S. Graham and Vice-President Justin…
media
March 08, 2016
Controversies over presidential supervision of general counsels shake FGCU, FAMU
March 08, 2016
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) and Florida A&M University (FAMU) are still dealing with the fallout from co…
Mangum
January 13, 2016
Holifield calls termination of McKnight “a step backwards” for FAMU
January 13, 2016
Last month former Florida A&M University General Counsel Bishop Holifield called the termination of his succes…
Trustees
December 02, 2015
McKnight fired, trustees had asked him to look into shift of $12.9M COE budget to FSU
December 02, 2015
Yesterday FAMU alumna Lynn Hatter , a reporter for WFSU, broke the news that FAMU General Counsel Avery McKnight ha…
opinions
November 23, 2015
Holmes’ firing handled almost as incompetently as Joe’s termination
November 23, 2015
One big problem behind the decline of the Florida A&M football program over the past ten years has been the willi…
legal affairs
November 11, 2015
Proctor asks FAMU trustees to pay out Holmes and Johnson’s contracts
November 11, 2015
Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor , a graduate of FAMU High School and current political science instructor at FA…
legal affairs
September 19, 2015
Champions settle with FAMU for $300,000 and with hotel insurer for $800,000
September 19, 2015
Yesterday, numerous headlines incorrectly reported that the family of deceased FAMU drum major Robert Champion had r…
Trustees
August 19, 2015
McKnight placed in the middle of Mangum, BOT leadership dispute over SACS rules
August 19, 2015
The dispute between FAMU President Elmira Mangum and the Board of Trustees leadership over the rules of the Southe…
Trustees
August 18, 2015
BOT chairman: “The communication is horrible and is not improving”
August 18, 2015
The minutes of the June meeting of the FAMU Board of Trustees state that President Elmira Mangum and the board member…
Trustees
August 17, 2015
BOT shouldn’t give Mangum its trust as long as she refuses to answer questions about alleged Cassidy call
August 17, 2015
Back during a discussion with the FAMU Board of Trustees on August 5, President Elmira Mangum was uncooperative when…
legal affairs
July 23, 2015
Champion family offers to settle wrongful death lawsuit against FAMU for $8M
July 23, 2015
Dante Martin , who was sentenced to 6 years, 5 months in the homicide case The Orlando Sentinel reports that the…
legal affairs
May 14, 2015
Clemon Johnson sues FAMU, says university owes “unpaid wages”
May 14, 2015
Back on January 26, Rattler Nation reported via its Twitter feed that sources said former FAMU men’s Head Basketbal…