FAMU Alum Avido Khahaifa Named to Dual Editor, Publisher Role with Orlando Sentinel

FAMU graduate Avido Khahaifa is the first black editor-publisher of the Orlando Sentinel newspaper.

HBCU Digest Podcast Series – FAMU Board Chairman Cleve Warren, President Elmira Mangum

An exclusive interview with FAMU Board Chairman Cleve Warren and President Elmira Mangum, on governance, the HBCU mission, politics, and becoming a best-in-class institution.

Digest Five – Five Signs a State is Trying to Merge, Close an HBCU

There are very specific signs that administrators and alumni have to watch for in order to identify if your school or HBCU community is in a merger culture, and the signs must yield some kind o faction from graduates, students and supporters well in advance of reactionary marching and appeals for support.

FAMU Alumni Seeking More Representation on Board of Trustees

At both the University of Florida and Florida State University, alumni have ten of the 11 appointed seats on the respective Boards of Trustees. But FAMU alumni only have three of the 11 appointed seats on their alma mater’s Board of Trustees (BOT), down from six last year.