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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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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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June 26, 2026

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