Florida A&M University

At 134 years old, Florida A&M University (FAMU) is raking in record amounts of research funding. FAMU is ranked among the top 10 Historically Black College and Universities.

Florida A&M University students will get $41.5 million in tuition and fee assistance during the current academic year. The announcement brings more than $57 million to the amount FAMU will give students for debt relief and tuition help through the federal CARES Act.

Friends, family and elected officials celebrated the life of former Florida A&M University president Frederick Humphries over the weekend. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris wrote letters recognizing Humphries’ leadership in education.

Florida A & M University will tear down a more than fifty-year-old building. It's part of a plan to replace outdated residence halls with newer ones.

Florida A&M University is working to increase underrepresented groups in the tech industry. The university announced Thursday morning it received a $5 million donation from Google to support the initiative.

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.