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Several successor bills to House Bill 88 have advanced to the Senate, but they do not include one significant part of the original bill – limiting qualified immunity for police officers. May 17, 2021 - Nearly one year after the killing of George Floyd, a bill in the Texas Legislature commemorating him now survives in pieces.  [...]

May 15, 2021 - Baccalaureate traditionally offers Princeton seniors a moment of reflection between the year-end revelry and the upcoming Class Day and Commencement ceremonies. The ceremony, usually held in the University Chapel, was prerecorded this year and broadcast on Saturday, May 15. Graduation events for Princeton’s Class of 2021 began on Saturday, May 15, with [...]

Prairie View A&M corner Reggie Stubblefield and Arkansas-Pine Bluff wide receiver Harry Ballard III transfer to FBS schools as graduate transfers.  May 15, 2021 - Two SWAC football players have left their respective schools to finish their collegiate careers as graduate transfers. Prairie View A&M cornerback Reggie Stubblefield and Arkansas-Pine Bluff wide receiver Harry Ballard [...]

Posted on May 15, 2021 (Azi Paybarah, New York Times, May 11, 2021) Michael Bloomberg is donating a total of $150 million to Johns Hopkins University and six other institutions of higher learning to increase racial diversity among students seeking Ph.D.s in science, technology, engineering and math. The effort was announced Tuesday in a joint [...]

May 14 2021 - The United States has witnessed a steep rise in reports, arrests, and media coverage of teachers' sexual misconduct with students. A new study investigated the impact of perpetrators' gender, sexuality, and age on perceptions of teacher sexual misconduct. The study found that responses to teachers' misconduct varied according to certain characteristics, which [...]

May 14, 2021 - What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you say agriculture? If it’s a farm, then you’re right, but there’s so much more to agriculture these days. This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) co-hosted a virtual Youth Summit with Prairie View A&M University to let Texas K-12 students, [...]

May. 14, 2021 - BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - A bill that recently passed in the State House of Representatives would limit how race is allowed to be taught in Texas classrooms. It would ban or limit the teaching of critical race theory, an academic discipline that examines how racism has shaped legal and social systems [...]

05/14/2021 - Today's news media industry - from legacy newsrooms to digital media start-ups - is facing an imperative to deliver coverage that connects and resonates with the diverse communities it serves. Recognizing that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are a critical driver of the talent needed to meet this demand, the USC Annenberg [...]

May 13, 2021 - A grandfather proved to his family that it's okay to get back up and keep trying. Lee Taylor Jr. is set to graduate this weekend with his bachelor of science in the brand new general studies program at Prairie View A&M University. This was after three turns and a 15-year break [...]