Florida Memorial’s history and traditions reach back to 1879.  Our legacy of determination and accomplishment has made us the only historically black university in southern Florida. We are a culturally diverse institution, transforming lives and helping to create a future for people from many races, ethnicities, countries, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds. Members of the Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, staff, students, and alumni take every opportunity possible to express pride in the institution.
Florida Memorial University is the only Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in Miami, Florida. The University is the product of two institutional mergers in 1941 involving Florida Baptist Institute established by the Black Baptists of Florida in Live Oak in 1879 and the Florida Baptist Academy established in Jacksonville, Florida in 1892 by Reverend Mathew Gilbert, Reverend J. T. Brown, and Sarah Ann Blocker. Both institutions espoused industrial education, domestic arts, teacher education, agricultural, mechanical, religious training.
Library
The Nathan W. Collier Library is located at the center of the Florida Memorial University campus. The library is an attractive two level structure, with approximately 25,000 square feet of floor space, a Group Study Room which accommodates 6-8 students and reading rooms on each level, and a seating capacity of over 500. The collection includes over 127,000 volumes, e-books, an audio-visual/media center and a wide range of subscriptions to journals and newspapers in support of the academic programs.
Courses Offered
Graduate Education
Schools
Contact Details
Florida Memorial University
15800 N.W. 42nd Ave,
Miami Gardens,
Florida 33054
(305) 626-3600
Official Website: http://www.fmuniv.edu/