Ammons: FAMU back on track

Tallahassee Democrat - Tallahassee,FL,USA

"To have achieved what we have in the period of time that it was done in — even if I have to say it — I think it's remarkable," Ammons said. "The bottom line was to restore public confidence in FAMU's ability to manage its affairs — especially its fiscal affairs — and then to do everything we could to remove probationary status from our accreditation." [More]

Continuance of FAMU task force at issue

Originally published December 6, 2007 Lawson's request to disband FAMU task force challenged By Angeline J. Taylor DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER ORLANDO Two strong political insiders, who have been at the forefront of state education issues, couldn't disagree more on the idea of dismantling Florida A&M University's task force. In this case, the two advocates are state Sen. Al Lawson and board of governors chairwoman Carolyn Roberts. Each agrees that FAMU, under the administration of President James Ammons, has improved. [Continue reading…]