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Florida Memorial University Announces Historic Fall 2026 Enrollment of 2,556 Students — the Largest in University History

Florida Memorial University (FMU) today announced that Fall 2026 enrollment has reached 2,556 students, the largest enrollment in the university’s 147-year history and a 100 percent increase over Fall 2025. The milestone marks a defining moment in FMU’s ongoing institutional transformation and reaffirms the university’s standing as South Florida’s only Historically Black College or University (HBCU).

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People get comfortable being openly bigoted: Congressional Black Caucus slams journalist who called Hakeem Jeffries an ‘AIPAC monkey’

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Robert Smalls: From Enslavement to Heroism

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Black Female Student Praised For Developing an App That Helps Students With ADHD

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Holy Cross Health Recognized for Zero Reported Hospital-Onset MRSA Bloodstream Infections

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Don’t let this time pass you by

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When Nobody Wants to Give Up the Chair, Who Is Listening to the People?

August 20, 2026

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Before Broward College Removes Another Black President, the Community Deserves Answers

August 18, 2026

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Sports August 7, 2024

Negro League Legends Hall of Fame and USPS Team Up to Honor Hank Aaron with Forever Stamp

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New Downtown Sculpture Honors Kobe and Gianna Bryant and Their Love of Basketball And Family

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N.C.A.A. Settlement Agreement Reveals How Colleges Would Pay Athletes

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Sha’Carri Richardson’s comeback halted by Julien Alfred, who brings 1st Olympic medal to St. Lucia

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HBCU GO expands Black college sports reach across the U.S.

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July 2, 2026

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June 26, 2026

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Haitian bishop urges President Trump to reconsider TPS termination

September 9, 2026

‘Test Your Bible Knowledge’

September 3, 2026

Daisy Mae Williams: A Life of Faith, Service and Love

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Africa’s Reckoning at the U N and the Silence That Can’t Be Bought

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