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FAMU president stepping down after nearly 7-year run
Read full article: FAMU president stepping down after nearly 7-year runFlorida A&M University President Larry Robinson announced Friday he will step down after nearly seven years leading the state’s only historically Black public university and plans to return to the faculty.
'Tough’ decision as Florida A&M cancels its spring football season
Read full article: 'Tough’ decision as Florida A&M cancels its spring football seasonCiting health and economic concerns, FAMU canceled its plans to play any football in the 2020-21 school year. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference had released its spring football schedule last month featuring a six-game regular season. Unlike the larger universities, FAMU doesn’t have the TV and multimedia contracts that could have made a spring season safe and economically viable. “I mean it’s very clear, had we played spring football, our football program, in particular, would have operated at a loss,” said Gosha. In addition to football, FAMU also canceled spring season for indoor track and field and volleyball.
MEAC becomes latest conference to scrap fall sports
Read full article: MEAC becomes latest conference to scrap fall sportsThe Mid-American Athletic Conference has suspended fall sports, becoming the third Division I league to postpone its football season. Following fellow FCS conferences the Ivy League and Patriot League, the MEAC announced it would not have competition in the fall and consider trying to make up the schedule for those sports in the 2021 spring semester. The MEAC is comprised of 11 historically black colleges, though its membership is in flux. Earlier this year, Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman announced they would be leaving the MEAC and joining the Southwestern Athletic Conference next year. The MEAC had more than two dozen players with area ties on the rosters of its programs last season.
FAMU's medical marijuana education program takes flack from lawmakers
Read full article: FAMU's medical marijuana education program takes flack from lawmakersNews Service of FloridaTALLAHASEE, Fla. - FAMUs minority medical marijuana education program came under tough scrutiny from lawmakers Thursday morning. This was the second time FAMUs Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative presented to lawmakers. FAMU was given $2.1 million for the education program in August. Glory Brown, the director of FAMU's Office of Sponsored Programs, said the university would be open to more oversight from the state. FAMU says its satisfied with progress that has been made with the education program.
FAMU's medical marijuana education program takes flack from lawmakers
Read full article: FAMU's medical marijuana education program takes flack from lawmakersNews Service of FloridaTALLAHASEE, Fla. - FAMU's minority medical marijuana education program came under tough scrutiny from lawmakers Thursday morning. This was the second time FAMU's Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative presented to lawmakers. FAMU was given $2.1 million for the education program in August. Glory Brown, the director of FAMU's Office of Sponsored Programs, said the university would be open to more oversight from the state. FAMU says it's satisfied with progress that has been made with the education program.