Marva Johnson

Florida A&M University is proposing a $650,000 salary for its new president, Marva Johnson. According to a proposed contract posted on the school's website, Johnson's salary would be $150,000 more than her predecessor was making.

This week nearly 1,000 people met by Zoom to plan targeted boycotts and lobbying efforts

State Attorney General James Uthmeier credited Johnson getting the job to the DeSantis administration, which has steadily exerted direct influence on public university presidential picks.

The latest was Friday, when Marva Johnson was tapped to be FAMU's 13th president

The four finalists have each spent a day on campus this week, meeting with members of the university community

Movie producer and FAMU alum Will Packer came to campus, too, and spoke in the amphitheater he'd donated to the school

The four finalists will each visit the campus, and the Board of Trustees will vote on Friday