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FAMU's summer band camps to help young musicians sharpen their skills

FAMU to offer two sessions this year: a Summer Chamber Ensemble Camp from June 30 through July 3 will focus on small-group performance and musicianship. The Marching Band camp from July 5 through July 11 will place a special emphasis on the development of both playing and marching techniques and skills central to the precision and showmanship associated with the Marching "100.

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u/No-Rent9488 — 2 days ago
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FAMU's performance based funding score dips from 83 to 80, landing it on the state's watch list

Nearly one year into FAMU's MAGA Marva's administration and we are seeing the effects of her novice leadership or lack their of

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u/No-Rent9488 — 13 days ago
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FAMU professor receives Fulbright Scholarship, to study AI in psychology in the Czech Republic

The appointment makes Dr. Li the second FAMU faculty member this year to receive a Fulbright award, underscoring the university's expanding presence in global research and academic exchange. Earlier this year, Dr. Sang Park, a research associate in the School of Architecture and Engineering Technology, received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to investigate how sound influences human well-being.

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u/No-Rent9488 — 16 days ago
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Common to cap FAMU football weekend with Cascade Park performance

Grammy, Emmy, and Academy Award-winning artist Common will return to Tallahassee for a performance that promises to blend hip-hop, orchestral music and Rattler pride.

Noted as one of the most respected voices in contemporary music, Common is scheduled to perform backed by the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra on Nov. 14 at the Adderley Amphitheater in Cascade Park.

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u/No-Rent9488 — 20 days ago
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FAMU Trustees approve new Ph.D. in Biology

The new doctoral program, will be developed in partnership with the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, now moves to the Florida Board of Governors for final approval. If authorized, university officials say the program could begin in 2027 with an inaugural cohort of 15 doctoral candidates.

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u/No-Rent9488 — 23 days ago
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Former FAMU football coach Rudy Hubbard inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame

Hubbard defining achievement came in 1978, when FAMU captured the inaugural NCAA Division I-AA national championship. The victory was historic not only for the university but for HBCU athletics as a whole. The Rattlers became the first, and only HBCU,  program to win an NCAA football national title, elevating the profile of Black college football on a national stage that had long overlooked it.

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u/No-Rent9488 — 29 days ago