The State University System Board of Governors will conduct its own investigation into the death of Florida A&M University student Robert Champion, said Board Chair Ava Parker on Tuesday.
Champion’s death is allegedly tied to hazing. He was a drum major of the famed Marching 100 band.
Parker said in a letter to FAMU officials that she was troubled by reports that recently fired Marching 100 Band Director Julian White had alerted university officials to hazing but received little support.
Chancellor Frank Brogan will oversee the investigation and will look into whether “university administration took appropriate action to address the hazing activities referenced by Dr. White,” Parker wrote.
The Board of Governors investigation follows two others now underway by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
