News

Florida A&M student claims he is being suspended for protest
A student activist claims he’s being suspended as a result of a protest. University officials claim otherwise.
Inside Higher Ed1d
Florida A&M Hires DeSantis Ally as President
The HBCU in Tallahassee hired a president who has never worked in higher ed but has ties to Republican governor Ron DeSantis.
The Grio2d
Board of Florida A&M University picks Marva Johnson, a lobbyist with ties to DeSantis, as its next president
The board of Florida’s only public historically Black university has chosen a lobbyist with ties to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the school’s next president, alarming students, faculty ...
WFSU News2d
Florida A&M trustees will vote on a new president Friday
The four finalists have each spent a day on campus this week, meeting with members of the university community ...
Niners Wire5d
FAMU National Alumni Association endorses university COO Donald Palm to be next president
FAMU’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Donald Palm received 81.75% of votes that were cast by active ...
Is MAGA world prepping for another college takeover in Florida?
A growing chorus of critics is denouncing the candidacy of Marva Johnson, a MAGA-aligned candidate and a longtime DeSantis ...
‘Not an easy choice’: University of West Florida president to leave post
Saunders, UWF’s president since 2017, is the longest-serving president in the Florida’s state university system.
‘Dangerously derailed’: Florida NAACP Conference voices concerns about FAMU presidential search
As Florida A&M University interviews four final candidates this week to fill the role of university president, Florida NAACP ...