Controversy Erupts After DeSantis Ally, Marva Johnson Named FAMU President

Florida A&M’s new president doesn’t define the university. We do.

The pick of a Gov. Ron DeSantis ally as the new president of Florida A&M, an HBCU, follows the installation of his allies at other colleges in the state.

Controversy Erupts After DeSantis Ally, Marva Johnson Named FAMU President

By Melissa Noel ·Updated May 20, 2025 Florida A&M University has appointed Marva Johnson as its 13th president, a decision that has ignited significant controversy within the campus community.Johnson, a telecom executive and former chair of Florida’s Board of Education, lacks experience in higher education leadership.She also has close ties to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, whose administration has sought to ban diversity, equity and inclusion (…

No Thanks ‘Sis’: Will Packer Joins FAMU Students To Protest Presid

Source: Jemal Countess Florida A&M University is going through a tough time and students, faculty, and alumnus are banding together in an attempt to right the wrong. According to the Tallahassee Democrat, FAMU Board of Trustees has chosen Marva Johnson as their next President and the reaction to their decision is one of anger and betrayal. Johnson has deep ties to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Republican Party and and HBCUs are not a pla…

Black Twitter Responds to FAMU Electing 'MAGA Marva' Johnson as Its New President, and It's Far From Pretty...

Welp... It’s happening. After concerns that historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are being attacked by President Donald Trump’s MAGA agenda, one of the most prestigious HBCUs in the deep South has selected a new president with direct ties to the MAGA movement.Read more...

FAMU board picks a lobbyist with ties to DeSantis as its next president

TALLAHASSEE — The board of Florida's only public historically Black university has chosen a lobbyist with ties to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the school's next president, alarming students, faculty and alumni who are outraged by the governor's efforts…

Johnson picked for FAMU President - Ocala Gazette

Florida A&M University’s bitterly divided Board of Trustees on May 16 selected Marva Johnson, an attorney and corporate executive, as the school’s next president, despite an outcry from alumni and students who questioned her qualifications and ties to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Johnson, a Charter Communications executive and former chairwoman of the State Board of Education, […] Share Post Email To access this entire article, you must…