Florida A&M University

Florida A&M University’s Marching 100 can add another Presidential Inaugural Performance to its list. It will be among several Historically Black College and University Marching Bands featured in the Inaugural festivities for President Elect Joe Biden.

Florida A&M University President Larry Robinson signed a one-year contract extension Thursday, ensuring he will continue heading the school through 2021. Robinson’s original contract expires at the end of this year. FAMU board member David Lawrence Jr. says Robinson has turned the school around.

In the Fall of 1999, Florida A&M University was victim to an act of domestic terrorism. While no one was hurt, a man espousing racist beliefs detonated two bombs in school bathrooms. He said his intention was to harm Black people. Recently, a judge resentenced him to 54 years in prison—what amounts to a life sentence given his age. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida says the decision sends a message that the country won’t tolerate domestic terrorism.

The man who detonated bombs on Florida A&M University’s campus in 1999 will not be released from prison. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle resentenced Lawrence Lombardi to 54 years.

A 9-foot tall, 15-hundred-pound Rattlesnake now stands guard in front of Florida A&M University’s new student success center on Wahnish Way.

Florida A&M University has chosen to forego the 2021 spring seasons for football, indoor track and field, and volleyball. The announcement leaves softball, baseball, and men’s and women’s basketball as the remaining sports.

In the final days of early voting, the Biden Campaign has turned its focus toward getting young Black voters to the polls. Experts say that demographic is one of the least likely to vote.

Florida A & M University President Larry Robinson says the college is considering how many online courses it should continue offering once the coronavirus pandemic clears up. The school's previous plan was to teach 15% of its classes online by 2022. But the pandemic is accelerating that plan. Now 75% of FAMU's courses are online.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will be giving $1.5 million to Florida A&M University to create a separate COVID-19 testing and processing laboratory facility for its students, faculty, and staff.

Students at Florida A&M University will no longer be under curfew. The Dean of Students Bomani Spell made the announcement Friday.