Anti-hazing task force to meet at UF Tuesday
For the second time, an anti-hazing task force will meet at the University of Florida to look at ways of eliminating the practice. One fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha has been placed on an “interim...
View ArticleHazing continues to be hot topic of concern on campuses across the country
Two Florida A&M University music professors who allegedly were present while band members were being hazed have been forced to resign. Their lawyers confirmed that both resigned after being given...
View ArticleFAMU president resigns
By Lynn Hatter – FPR, Matthew Peddie – WMFE & Margie Menzel – WLRN Florida A&M University’s President has resigned in the wake of the hazing death of a band drum major. Lynn Hatter reports...
View ArticleHazing expert weighs in on FAMU tragedy
As the author of four books on hazing, Hank Nuwer has has gained a national reputation on the subject. Nuwer is also an Associate Professor at Franklin College in Indiana. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s...
View ArticleFAMU president resigning immediately
Florida A&M University President James Ammons is stepping down immediately after the school’s board voted to pay him more than $100,000 dollars in bonuses in exchange for leaving sooner. Ammons is...
View ArticleFAMU Legacy Torch tours Gainesville
The FAMU legacy torch is coming to Gainesville on its tour of the country.
View ArticleIn the News: Elected Officials Residency Requirements, First Woman President...
Latvala: up to 10 percent of lawmakers don’t live in their districts – A Florida senator is working on a bill that would create stricter district residency requirements for elected officials. Orlando...
View ArticleIn The News: Floridians Wait on BP Buyouts, FSU Engineering School, Disney...
4 years later, thousands await BP payouts – Since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, thousands of Gulf Coast businesses and individuals have filed claims in Florida and are still waiting on...
View ArticleUF Football Player Arrested, FAMU Hazing Trial Continues, Search For Missing...
UF Football Player Arrested for Armed Robbery – University of Florida cornerback J.C. Jackson was arrested Saturday afternoon for his alleged roll in an armed robbery at a Gainesville apartment...
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Gators Sweep NCAA Baseball Gainesville Regional
The Florida Gators baseball team completed the sweep of the NCAA Gainesville Regional on Sunday. UF will host the winner of the Tallahassee Regional this weekend.
View ArticleGrant to fund rural health program
The University of Florida received $2.5 million in federal funding to further public health education programs and community health projects for rural Florida residents. UF will partner with Florida...
View ArticleUF hazing committee developing incident reporting site
The University of Florida’s Anti-Hazing Committee met for the third time this year. The group formed in late January just a few weeks after hazing cases at FAMU brought national attention to the...
View ArticleFAMU marching band remains suspended
Florida A&M University’s Marching 100 band will remain under suspension for at least another year. The university’s president says the band will need to undergo a restructuring phase before it can...
View ArticleNew evidence released in FAMU hazing case
Prosecutors in the case of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion, who died after being hazed on a bus last November, have released more than 15 hundred pages of evidence against the 13...
View ArticleBoard of Governors hears Florida A&M hazing investigation report
Members of the Board of Governors heard a report on the investigation of Florida A&M University's anti-hazing program Wednesday.
View ArticleAmong Florida Universities, UF Has Most $250,000-Plus Earners
Students in a data journalism class at the University of Florida compiled a list of information based on analysis of state payroll in Florida.
View ArticleFlorida A&M President Could Be Forced Out By Next Year
Trustees will have to negotiate a new contract for her to remain in position.
View ArticleSenator Bill Nelson To Try Legislative Route In ‘Water War’
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Monday he will file legislation aimed at forcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to divert more freshwater into Northwest Florida's Apalachicola Bay system, in relation to...
View ArticleState Universities Seeing More Online Learning
Twenty-four percent of the credit hours earned by undergraduates last year were in online classes.
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Good Reviews Bring More Money For Universities
Florida universities will learn this week how well they did on annual performance reviews, entitling them to a share of a record $245 million in state performance funding.
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