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Florida A&M Probation Lifted
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — Florida A&M University has received an early Christmas present. The school is no longer on probation. A regional accrediting organization in December 2012 gave FAMU...
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South Florida Beats Florida A&M 73-70
TAMPA (AP) — Corey Allen Jr. scored a career-high 22 points and Victor Rudd added 19, leading South Florida to a 73-70 triumph over Florida A&M on Thursday night in the second round of the...
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FAMU Trustees Look To Name New President In Early January
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Florida A&M University is still on track to name its next president at the beginning of the new year. FAMU began the search after James H. Ammons resigned in July 2012,...
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Divided FAMU Board Picks Mangum As Next President
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — Florida A&M University selected Cornell University vice president to lead the school. All this following a tumultuous period in the school’s history. FAMU’s Board...
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FAMU Taps Cornell Veep As First Woman President
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – In a whirlwind finale to its presidential search, the Florida A&M University board of trustees on Thursday named Elmira Mangum as the university’s 11th president. She...
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Florida A&M Comes Back To Beat NC Central 63-60
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Reggie Lewis scored 19 points — including half of Florida A&M’s final 16 points — to fuel a late rally and push the Rattlers into a 63-60 comeback over North Carolina...
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Some Fla. College Grad. Rates Deemed Unacceptable
FORT MYERS (CBSMiami/AP) — While some schools have shown progress, the new chairman of the Florida Board of Governors said graduation rates at some Florida universities were unacceptable. Mori Hosseini...
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Canes Footbal Schedule Released: Get Noles At Home In November
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The college football season is just a few weeks into the offseason, but the 2014 schedule has already been released as teams chase a berth in the first college football playoff. The...
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Black History Month: The Life Of W. George Allen
MIAMI (CBS4) – “It’s been a lot of good times and a lot of bad times but all in all, it’s been a great life. It’s been beyond anything I thought.” Reflections made by a man whose life reads like...
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Florida A&M Comes Back To Beat Coppin St. 82-71
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Reggie Lewis scored 24 points, including six 3-pointers, as FloridaA&M overpowered Coppin State in the second half, winning 82-71 on Saturday. Coppin State (9-16, 6-6 Mid-Eastern...
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Adams Leads Florida A&M Past Bethune-Cookman 80-75
DAYTONA BEACH (AP) — Jamie Adams scored 26 points and Reggie Lewis added 20 as Florida A&M defeated Bethune-Cookman 80-75 on Saturday. Neither team led by more than three points in the second half...
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Fla. Physician Group Promoting ACA Enrollment
TAMPA, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) —A group of doctors is taking it upon themselves to spread the word and encourage Floridians to sign up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act before the March 31...
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Former FAMU Band Member Could Get Jail Sentence For Hazing Death
ORLANDO (CBSMiami/AP) — One of the former Florida A&M band members involved in the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion could become the first to be sentenced to jail. Jessie Baskin faces...
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House And Senate Pass Budgets, Get Ready For Talks
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – The House and Senate approved plans Thursday to spend about $75 billion in the budget year that begins July 1, setting up negotiations between the two sides over how much to...
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Fla. Legislators Trade Last-Minute Budget Offers
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — With a Tuesday deadline looming for a new state budget, Florida legislators are trading last-minute offers to come up with a final deal. The offers cover everything from...
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FAMU Hazing Death Trial Postponed
ORLANDO (CBSMiami/AP) – The four remaining defendants in the hazing death case of a Florida A&M University student have had their trial postponed until October. State Attorney Jeff Ashton and...
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FAMU Band Member’s Family Settles With Bus Company
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) —The family of a Florida A&M University drum major who died after being hazed has reached a settlement with the owner of the bus in which the hazing took place, a family attorney...
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Nightclub Shooting Adds To List Of South Florida Mass Shootings
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The shooting that injured 15 people at a Miami nightclub is among several mass shootings that have taken place in South Florida. Early Sunday morning, one male was found unresponsive...
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Clinton Latest Big Gun In Southerland-Graham Turnout Duel
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — Former President Bill Clinton joined Democratic congressional candidate Gwen Graham at a voting rally on Sunday drawing a crowd of...
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Prosecutor: Fmr. FAMU Band Member Organized Hazing Which Killed Champion
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter ORLANDO (CBSMiami/AP) — During opening statements Tuesday in the Florida A&M University hazing trial, prosecutors said a former band member was the main...
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Bethune-Cookman Tops Florida A&M 18-17 In OT
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Bethune-Cookman made a two-point try to beat Florida A&M 18-17 in overtime on Saturday in the Florida Blue Florida Classic. Larry Brihm...
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Jacksonville Dominates Florida A&M 79-56
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Andris Misters had a career-high 32 points as Jacksonville dominated winless Florida A&M 79-56 on Tuesday night. Misters made 5 of 7...
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Deal Reached To Keep Joint FAMU & FSU Engineering College
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — Florida A&M University and Florida State University have reached a deal to keep the engineering college run by both schools,...
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New Structure Approved For FAMU-FSU College
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – Following an agreement between Florida State University and Florida A&M University, the state Board of Governors on Thursday approved a...
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Trial Beginning For Last Three Defendants In FAMU Hazing Case
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter ORLANDO (AP) — Three years have passed since the brutal beating death of a Florida A&M University drum major exposed a culture of hazing within the school’s...
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Prosecutor: All Involved In FAMU Hazing Case Were Willing
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter ORLANDO, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — A prosecutor in the case of three former band members charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major said...
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Jury Convicts 3 Of Manslaughter In FAMU Hazing Death
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter ORLANDO, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) —Three more people have been convicted of manslaughter and felony hazing in the case of the death of a Florida A & M University...
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Chairman Of FAMU Trustees Seeks Tighter Control Of President
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/ NSF) — Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum is facing criticism from some of the university’s trustees as they evaluated...
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Attorney Suing FAMU Barred From Practicing Law In Florida
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter ORLANDO, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — The attorney who sued Florida A&M University over the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion is no longer allowed to...
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Chancellor Says FAMU Is On Right Track
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – As Florida A&M University grapples with an ongoing dispute between its president and board chairman, two state higher-education officials...
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Florida A&M Faces Questions Over Improvement Plan
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – Worried that Florida A&M University was taking too much of an “incremental” approach, members of the state university system’s Board of...
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USF Football Coach Declares Tampa’s Ybor City Off-Limits
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TAMPA, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — University of South Florida football coach Willie Taggart declared Tampa’s Ybor City off limits following the stabbing death of a...
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FAMU Settles With Family Over Hazing Death
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter ORLANDO (CBSMiami/AP) — The family of a Florida A&M University drum major who died as the result of being hazed has reached a settlement. A university...
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FAMU President Survives Ouster Attempts By Trustees
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – In a dramatic three-hour meeting Thursday, members of the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees made failed attempts to fire President...
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FAMU President Undaunted By Clash With Trustees
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum said Monday she’s undaunted by the failed efforts of members of the university’s Board of...
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Contract Extension Rejected For FAMU President
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – The future of Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum remained in limbo Wednesday after the school’s board of trustees...
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FAMU Trustees Vote To Replace University President
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – The Florida A&M University board of trustees voted Thursday to approve a negotiated agreement leading to the exit of President...
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Convictions Upheld In FAMU Drum Major Hazing Death
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — Almost exactly five years after Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion died of injuries suffered in a hazing...
View ArticleFormer NFL Star, Florida A&M Coach Ken Riley Dead At 72
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Former Cincinnati Bengals standout Ken Riley, who was later a head coach and athletic director at his alma mater Florida A&M, died Sunday, the university announced. He...
View ArticleFlorida A&M Pays Off $16 Million In Fees, Tuition, and Debt For Students
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Florida A&M University is doling out $16 million to pay off student debt and clear the account balances of students during the 2020-2021 school year. FAMU President Dr. Larry...
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