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Hazing Backlash: Florida A&M’s Accreditation Placed On Probation
(CNN) — Florida A&M University, under fire in the hazing death of a drum major and over its finances, was put on probation for one…
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FAMU Asks Lawsuit from Hazing Death be Dismissed
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Florida A&M University on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the family of a drum…
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Florida Classic Missing Classic Battle of the Bands
The bands will not battle Saturday at half time during the Florida Blue Florida Classic clash between Florida A&M University and Bethune-Cookman University. The FAMU…
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Family of FAMU Hazing Victim Rejects $300K Settlement
Florida A&M University has offered $300,000 – the maximum it says it can offer without state legislative action – as a settlement to the family…
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1st Defendant Sentenced in FAMU Hazing Case
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The first of a dozen defendants to be sentenced in last year's hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major avoided…
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FAMU Hazing Defendant Enters No Contest Plea
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The first of a dozen defendants charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major entered a plea of…
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Celebrating 125 Years at FAMU
When it was founded on Oct. 3, 1887, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was known as the State Normal College for Colored Students. Back then,…
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U.S. Government Awards HBCUs with $228 Million in Grants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department is awarding $228 million in grants to historically black colleges and universities. The five-year grants will go to schools…
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FAMU Holds First Home Game Without Famed Band
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — As Florida A&M's Marching 100 quick-stepped across the grass, the stadium announcer's voice would boom through the speakers to remind those…
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Drum Major’s Parents Condemn FAMU Response to Suit
ATLANTA (AP) — Florida A&M University's insistence that it is not to blame for a drum major's death during a hazing ritual shows school officials…
