PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (November 7, 2019) - Some of America’s leading black feminist scholars will take center stage on Nov. 8 at Prairie View A&M University for a symposium that focuses on the intersectionality of Women’s Studies and African American Studies. “When and Where I Enter at 35: A Symposium in Honor of Paula Giddings,” hosted [...]
The 2019 African American Studies Summer Institute was held at Prairie View A&M University from May 28-31. Designed as an opportunity to allow faculty from throughout the College of Arts and Sciences to learn best practices for incorporating African American Studies into the curriculum, the days featured speakers in the morning and workshops in the [...]
Half an hour before his lecture began Friday afternoon, Harvard University professor and renowned civil rights activist Cornel West could be spotted giving his audience at Prairie View A&M University an early welcome with an impromptu appearance, handing out hugs and handshakes to students, alumni, and other attendees. “How are you, brother?” the author said [...]
Prairie View A&M University welcomes prominent activist Dr. Cornel West to campus on Friday, January 18 at 4:00 pm, for a Symposium: Scholars' Voices Series, African American Culture and History. The symposium will take place in the Willie A. Tempton, Sr. Memorial Student Center, Opal Johnson Smith Auditorium. Cornel West is an American philosopher, political activist, social [...]
Prairie View A&M University welcomes prominent activist Dr. Cornel West to campus on Friday, January 18 at 4:00 pm, for a Symposium: Scholars' Voices Series, African American Culture and History. The symposium will take place in the Willie A. Tempton, Sr. Memorial Student Center, Opal Johnson Smith Auditorium. Cornel West is an American philosopher, political activist, social [...]
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) a grant of $500,000 to support its effort to establish an African-‐American Studies Initiative which will be housed in its Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences. Inspired by the Mellon Foundation award, an anonymous donor pledged an added [...]
