Florida A&M University

It’s been nearly a month since classes started at Florida A&M University and this year, things are looking a little different. As part of an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19, the majority of FAMU’s classes have been moved online. And that’s required some adjustment from students and staff.

Florida A&M University will place students who are exposed to the coronavirus in campus apartments but the school is mum about identifying which ones students will be placed in. Since the start of August. 14 students and nearly 20 staff members have tested positive for Covid-19. Two students have already been moved and placed in quarantine.

Thirty-four people at Florida A&M and 129 people at Florida State University have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of August. Both schools are trying to keep the numbers down through restrictions on large gatherings.

Fall leads to an influx of college students into local communities, and some of those students may bring the Coronavirus with them. But Florida universities are trying to prevent that from happening.

Florida A&M University has issued an indefinite curfew. Students must be in their assigned residence hall from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weekdays and midnight on the weekend.

Officials at Florida A&M University are moving forward with reopening the campus to returning students. Chief ethics and compliance officer Rica[REE-cuh] Calhoun explained the school’s approach during Thursday’s Board meeting.

Florida A&M University's President could soon get a bonus on top of the $385,000 contract he signed in 2017. The Board of Trustees briefly discussed making the recommendation for a raise during Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting.

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, or MEAC, announced Thursday it is suspending all sports for the Fall season because of COVID-19

A rise in COVID-19 infections in younger people is spurring Florida’s public universities to reconsider their reopening plans for Fall.