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Acting President Robinson acts like a president at Florida A & M

His job to change the culture of hazing is a hard one. The death of Robert Champion, fraternity hazing scandals and oustings of a president and band leader have hurt student enrollment numbers.

Moderator: If ever there was a case for vigilance by college boards and presidents to combat hazing, this is the example they need.

Now FAMU embarks on a path to strengthen its values and to demand a buy-in from the student population. President Robinson sent a clear shot across the bow yesterday in a mandatory session.

I’m committing time on Sept. 20 to personally support the school’s efforts at a hazing education panel.

By Hank Nuwer

Journalist Hank Nuwer tracks hazing deaths in fraternities and schools. Nuwer is the Alaska author of Hazing: Destroying Young Lives; Broken Pledges: The Deadly Rite of Hazing, High School Hazing, Wrongs of Passage and The Hazing Reader. In April of 2024 and April 2025 , the Alaska Press Club awarded him first place in the Best Columnist division.

He has written articles or columns on hazing for the Sunday Times of India, Toronto Globe & Mail, Harper's Magazine, Orlando Sentinel, The Chronicle of Higher Education and the New York Times Sunday Magazine. His current book is Hazing: Destroying Young Lives from Indiana University Press. He is married to Malgorzata Wroblewska Nuwer of Fairbanks, Alaska. Read his musings in his blog at Real Alaska Daily--http://realalaskadaily.com

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