FAMU's Probation Lifted

By: Josh King, Black College Wire

Despite short notice, more than a 300 students, faculty and members of the community attended an afternoon press conference on the Florida A&M University campus last week to hear the much-anticipated good news.

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Colleges removed FAMU from probationary status at the commission’s summer meeting. The university retains it accreditation.

“We are very proud of and excited for FAMU for all of their hard work to come into compliance with the commission’s standards; and therefore, get off of probation,” said SACS President Belle S. Wheelan.

FAMU president James Ammons called it “a great day for FAMU and the state of Florida."

He said the university had met the challenge. "We have been able to solve and address the critical issues that threatened the very existence of this university. Through our success, we have preserved this institution’s legacy for generations to come."

Florida A&M University's Probation Lifted....