Fireside Conversation with alumnus and television host Roy Wood Jr., on Monday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in Lee Hall Auditorium. The event will be moderated by FAMU Interim President Timothy L. Beard, Ph.D., and Vice President of Marketing and Communications Alonda Thomas, Ph.D.

Florida A&M University kicked off Black History Month by traveling West to recruit the best and brightest scholars at the Black College Expo in Los Angeles.More than 20,000 prospective students attend the annual recruitment fair to discover the importance and value of historically black colleges and universities.

Florida A&M University administrators, Kendall D. Jones, associate vice president, facilities, planning, construction, and safety, and William Hudson, Jr., Ph.D., vice president of student affairs, discuss the new residence halls that are under construction and in design phase as part of the university’s strategic plan. Venom Landing, a 700-bed residence hall, will be open in Fall 2025. It will help replace rooms that were moved offline from the razing of Truth, Gibbs, McGuinn, Diamond and Wheatley Halls. Also, a 500-bed residence hall, which will replace the former Paddyfoote Residence Hall, is currently in the design phase.

The convocation allows participants to reflect on the life of King, who was assassinated in 1968 but is remembered as one of the most commemorated civil rights leaders in the mid 1950s through his nonviolent acts for social change.

Tallahassee's Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration January 15, 2025