TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s only public historically Black university has chosen an interim leader, after the school’s president announced this month that he intends to resign. As the next executive of Florida A&M University, Interim President Timothy Beard will be tasked with managing the backlash over the school’s apparent failure to sufficiently vet a multimillion dollar donation from a dubious …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The president of Florida’s only public historically Black university is resigning amid backlash over the school’s apparent failure to properly vet a multi-million dollar donation from a dubious donor. Larry Robinson submitted his resignation last week and will leave Florida A&M University at a time when state officials are scrutinizing programs at the school that they say …
NEW YORK — In early May, Florida A&M University announced a stunning $237 million gift from a 30-year-old donor who cast himself as Texas’ “youngest African American industrial hemp producer.” The donation, which would have been the largest-ever private gift to a historically Black college or university, was announced at commencement to great fanfare. University officials say they began meeting …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A core mission of Florida A&M University from its founding over a century ago has been to educate African Americans. At Florida’s only public historically Black university, some students now fear political constraints might get in the way of teaching parts of their history. “This has basically been used as a veneer to impose an ideological agenda, …