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Jim RosicaDecember 27, 2017

Partly because they came late to the court this year, some high-profile cases before the Florida Supreme Court will remain unresolved by the close of 2017. As of this writing, the court’s weekly opinion release was going to be on holiday hiatus until Jan. 11, though “out-of-calendar releases” are still possible, a spokesman said. Here are a few of those pending […]

Gary FineoutJune 10, 2016

Florida A&M University President Elmira Mangum, who was hired to steer the school after the fallout of the death of a school marching band member, may soon be out of job. Trustees at the university on Friday refused to vote on whether to extend Mangum’s current three-year contract, a decision that means she must leave […]

Associated PressSeptember 19, 2015

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Florida A&M University reached a $1.1 million settlement Friday with the family of a drum major who died after being hazed by fellow band members. The university agreed to name the marching band’s anti-hazing program after Robert Champion as well as place a memorial plaque dedicated to Champion on campus under the terms of the […]

Gary FineoutSeptember 2, 2015

Trustees at Florida A&M University turned to an outsider – and the school’s first female president – to lead them out of the turmoil that followed the hazing death of a Marching 100 drum major. But 18 months later the historic school is facing a new crisis marked by allegations of harassment and insubordination – […]

Susan ClarySeptember 5, 2013

People looked the other way for far too long – school administrators, professors, alumni and the students themselves. As they and others aware of the hazing watched over the years, the problem grew worse and worse. They were voyeurs to what became a “rite of passage” for the Florida A&M University “Marching 100.” Most everyone […]

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High-profile Florida Supreme Court cases still hanging fire at year’s end

Florida A&M president could be forced out by next year

FAMU settles with family of drum major who died after hazing

Power struggle at FAMU after hazing death brings new crisis

Susan Clary: After hazing scandal, a reformed FAMU band performing again