FAMU News

Florida A&M University welcomes Rafael Vazquez to the Board of Trustees, effective May 15. Selected by the Florida Board of Governors, the appointment is subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.

After meeting with the four finalists during campus interviews, the Florida A&M University (FAMU) Board of Trustees will deliberate on Friday, May 16, and vote on a candidate to advance as the 13th president.

Florida A&M University’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health (CoPPS, IPH) celebrates a significant milestone as Kwame Adjei, Ph.D., a 2025 doctoral graduate from the Economic, Social, and Administrative Pharmacy (ESAP) Division, heads to Johnson & Johnson for a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship.

Two Florida A&M University students were recognized for outstanding research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 11th Biennial Education and Science Forum, held at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

I am pleased to welcome to the FAMU Board of Trustees Student Government Association President Zayla Bryant, who began her term as student trustee on Monday, May 5. She succeeds Trustee Loryn May, who completed her term.

Florida A&M University (FAMU) proudly participated in the annual “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day” on Thursday, April 24, 2025, embracing this year’s theme, “For A New Generation.”

When Jacquelyn Vanessa Prioleau first stepped onto the campus of Florida A&M University in June 1998, she was a teenager from St. Stephen, South Carolina — a small town with just one stoplight. The transition to life in Tallahassee was more than just a change of scenery.

Florida A&M University (FAMU) announces the appointment of Avery D. McKnight as vice president of Legal Affairs and general counsel, effective May 12, 2025. The alumnus brings with him more than three decades of legal experience, much of it dedicated to the service of higher education and public institutions across the state of Florida.

Before tassels turned, the graduates encountered a force at the podium: Fawn Weaver, entrepreneur, CEO, and co-founder of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, who gave an electric address that set the center ablaze, stirring the crowd to its feet with roaring applause.

When Teresa L. Berger crosses the stage at Florida A&M University’s Spring 2025 Commencement, she won’t just be accepting a diploma—she’ll be exemplifying the power of lifelong learning.