Florida A&M University

In a potential class-action lawsuit, a federal judge has permitted the students' case to move a step forward

The students and their attorneys are asking the judge to certify the case as a class action.

The Senate version of the measure also no longer includes a ban on majors and minors in critical race theory, intersectionality and certain gender studies. Yet, that language remains in the House version of the bill.

Students from across the state will rally at the Florida State Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 26 to raise awareness about the issue.

School officials say none of the victims were FAMU students, and no arrests have been made.

The federal lawsuit claims the state has maintained “a segregated system of higher education” and that Florida’s disparate funding and support for FAMU violates constitutional equal-protection rights.

Florida A&M University (FAMU) has been selected to help launch the HBCU Transformation Project. It's designed to drive long-term progress across HBCUs and impact the Black economy.

Here's how these students navigated the challenges of COVID-19 to reach the graduation stage.

WFSU has found more than two-thirds of Florida’s public universities have sitting trustees whose terms are expired. And there are no new appointments in sight — which is starting to create tensions between the people charged with overseeing the universities and those running them day-to-day.

This includes its biggest grant ever: $30 million from NOAA.

With a rank of 46, USF billed itself as “America’s fastest-rising” university. The school has risen 48 spots on the U.S. News chart over the past decade.

Florida A&M University's Marching 100 will have 30 to 40 minutes to perform at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in Tampa.