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- 1 2 Blackburn, Doug (6 April 2014). "A new era begins". Tallahassee, Florida: Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "New FAMU president has N.C. ties". Winston-Salem, North Carolina: The Chronicle. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ Ju, Anne (9 January 2014). "VP Elmira Mangum named president of Florida A&M". Ithaca, NY: Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 11 October 2015.