On Oct. 10, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University paused its normal routine as students, faculty, staff, and alumni gathered for the annual Founder’s Day ceremony on the Quad. Classes were suspended from 10:10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., giving the campus community time to honor the visionaries who established the university in 1887.
Founded with just 15 students and two instructors, FAMU has grown into Florida’s only public Historically Black College or University carrying forward a mission rooted in resilience, access and excellence.
Student Government Association President and Trustee Zayla Bryant and Vice President Kennedy Williams presided over the event, declaring the celebration represents “FAMU’s pride and purpose.”…