KPRC-TV: What many voters care about this election
Melanye Price with Prairie View A&M University shares what key issues she believes voters are making decisions on.
Melanye Price with Prairie View A&M University shares what key issues she believes voters are making decisions on.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities have long been the resilient keepers of history and culture, shaping generations of Black scholars since the founding of the Institute for Colored Youth in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, in 1837. These institutions have been beacons of hope and opportunity, providing a space where Black students could pursue higher education when few [...]
A multidisciplinary team fromĀ Prairie View A&M UniversityĀ (PVAMU) andĀ Texas A&M UniversityĀ recently received funding from theĀ National Institutes of HealthĀ (NIH) to administer an Institutional Research and Academic Career Development program (IRACDA). The $2.9 million IRACDA award is intended to support collaboration between research-intensive colleges and universities and historically mission-driven institutions that educate underrepresented groups. IRACDA programs train biomedical [...]
Prairie View A&M University welcomed its 2024-2025 Writer-in-Residence Tayari Jones to 'The Hill' for an inspiring program that brought together faculty, students and staff. Her session, 'Using Our Creativity to Create the World We Deserve,' gave a captivating glimpse into her journey from budding writer to New York Times bestselling author. On the same exciting [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 7, 2024) ā Prairie View A&M Universityās new president of the Student Government Association, senior Jasmine Jeffries, ran for office to āfoster a culture of student advocacy for PVAMU students.ā Jeffries, in the Honors Program and on track to graduate next year with a BA in communications and a minor in [...]
Photography by Nicholas Hunt, Office for Marketing and Communications PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 24, 2024) ā Thanks to a $20,000 award from The Summerlee Foundation, the History Department at Prairie View A&M University has begun a comprehensive historical and archaeological study of Wyatt Chapel Community Cemetery, located behind PVAMU. The study seeks to [...]
āItās among Tayariās many gifts that she can touch us soul to soul with her words.ā ā Oprah Winfrey Photo by Tyson Alan Horne PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 12, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University proudly announces that New York Times bestselling author Tayari Jones will serve as the 2024-2025 Toni Morrison Writer-in-Residence. [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 6, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University and Texas A&M University announced the awarding of $520,000 to 13 teams of faculty investigators as part of the 2024 Panther Research and Innovation for Scholarly Excellence grant program. Now in its fourth year, this initiative continues to foster collaborative research addressing complex national [...]
PVAMU President Tomikia P. LeGrande (left) and Harriette Howard-Lee Block (right), Associate Professor of Biology and winner of the 2024 Presidential Award for Outstanding Achievement as a Faculty Member PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 29, 2024) - The theme of Prairie View A&M Universityās 2024 Faculty and Staff Conference was āA Journey to [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 27, 2024) - As the new academic year begins, Prairie View A&M University is excited to welcome the Class of 2028. Among the incoming 2,000-plus students are five exceptional individuals who bring a wealth of talent, ambition, and dedication to our campus. Their diverse backgrounds and aspirations reflect the spirit of [...]