The Florida A&M College of Pharmacy is currently working towards finding a new dean. On Tuesday, April 10, the Dean and College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Search Committee met to discuss and review the 17 applications submitted for the position. The meeting was run by Dr. Reginald J. Perry, […]
Author: Joanne Jean | Staff Reporter
School of Journalism & Graphic Communication in search of a Dean
The search committee for the dean of the School of Journalism & Graphic Communication (SJGC) had their meeting on Apr. 12th in the Fred Humphries building. The meeting lasted roughly an hour and a half. The committee was joined by consultants Marion Frenche and Alex Matthews via video chat. Frenche […]
Permanent artifacts from Kinsey Collection held at Black Archives
Kinsey Collection artifacts held in the Black Archives showing main exhibition area. Photo credit: Alexis Gollman It is not every day that you get to travel back in time. The Kinsey Collection gives guests an opportunity to see into the lives and minds of Africans and African-Americans of the past. […]
Grieving to greatness: Duy Tran shares his story
Duy Tran warms up before Wind Symphony rehearsal on the xylophone. Photo credit: Bleu Bell “Be safe.” These are the last words Asian-American Florida A&M University (FAMU) scholar Duy Tran said to his godparents before their lives were taken by Hurricane Irma in September 2017. Tran, a second-year pharmacy student […]
Pinwheels raising awareness for child abuse prevention
Pinwheel garden at the Office of Early Learning. Photo credit: Tyiesha Ghent If you happen to notice a pinwheel or a garden of pinwheels, chances are they are for a good cause. In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, which runs through April, blue and silver pinwheels have been planted […]
Hair weaves like Europeans
Example of hair extensions. Photo submitted by Kayla Carter Weaves, extensions, braids, twist and the perm or relaxer (also known as “creamy crack”) are all examples of popular hairstyles for black women. The idea that wearing these styles makes a black girl “anti-black” because they don’t consist of wearing hair […]
Journalism is Activism
The most crucial unelected actors in any democracy are journalists. Referred to as the Fourth Estate, journalists serve the people by making sure they’re informed about decisions and events that impact their lives. Recently, after an editor at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School newspaper went on CNN stating that journalism […]
FAMU students win AP awards, scholarship
David Snyder of ABC 20 in Gainesville Florida working with Shay Simon on her reel. Photo credit: Brandon Jones ORLANDO — Florida A&M’s School of Journalism & Graphic Communication was well represented at this year’s student Associated Press awards ceremony on Saturday. Senior broadcast journalism students Shay Simon and […]
FAMU fraternity gives away over 200 suits
The Alpha Xi chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi hosted Suits for our Sons, during which they donated more than 200 suits to FAMU freshmen and other students. This young men went into their own closets to donate to other students like themselves to give back to their community. […]
FAMU College of Science and Technology initiate STEM Day
On Saturday, April 11, Florida A&M University College of Science & Technology held their fifth annual STEM Day workshop for 6th -12th grade students. This activity was designed to increase student’s interest in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Stem Day is an outreach initiative that invites middle […]