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PV Grad takes pride joining small but growing workforce of Black male nurses

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 20, 2025) - Prairie View A&M University senior Willie Harrison Burnett III is the first in his family to attend a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and to go into healthcare. And he joined a very select group of Black male nurses nationwide when he graduated this May. Willie [...]

PV Grad Ruchika Gupta’s journey to change how the world heals

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 19, 2025) - Looking in the mirror, Ruchika Gupta remembers what she saw—and how she felt: frustrated by health challenges that led to weight gain and constant body pain. She still hears the echoes of recent body-shaming experiences and her own inner critic tearing down her self-confidence. More than anything, she [...]

WATCH: PVAMU’s 143rd Spring Commencement Convocation

William ā€œBillyā€ J. Nicks, Sr. Building (Baby Dome) Friday, May 16, 2025 6 PM Graduate Studies (Doctoral & Master’s CandidatesĀ ONLY) Saturday, May 17, 2025 8 AM School of Architecture College of Business Whitlowe R. Green College of Education College of Juvenile Justice College of Nursing School of Public and Allied Health Undergraduate Studies Saturday, May [...]

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PV Grads: Graduate Student President reflects on her PVAMU journey

Amid the uncertainty of the pandemic, Jocelynn Poppy Johnson made a life-changing decision: to pursue her master’s degree at Prairie View A&M University—the school she had long felt ā€œcalledā€ to. Prairie View had always felt like home. It was her older sister’s alma mater and the campus she visited often as a child. Still, life [...]

Double the Degrees, Double the Drive: PV Grad Jayven Jean-Louis Leaves a Lasting Legacy at PVAMU

Jayven Jean-Louis '25 When Jayven Jean-Louis steps onto the graduation stage at Prairie View A&M University this spring, he won't just be receiving one degree—but two. With a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Jean-Louis exemplifies what it means to fuse logic with creativity and [...]

This PV Grad aims to bring care to underserved communities

Shantal Taylor '25 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 14, 2025) - Prairie View A&M University senior Shantal Taylor has seen the importance of access to care firsthand. Her mother and grandmother both have varicose veins, but while her mother, who received timely care, maintains her mobility, her grandmother is no longer able to walk. [...]

This First-Gen, PV Grad’s advice for students: Find your ā€˜yes’

Jazmine England '25 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 13, 2025) - When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted daily life and society worldwide, Prairie View A&M University senior Jazmine England built her own care team of support. The first-generation college student entered University with plans to become a medical doctor, but the pandemic disrupted her college [...]

Rooted in Resilience: This PV Grad, Veteran’s Unconventional Journey to Success

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 12, 2025) - Jordan Miller has always embraced the unfamiliar—finding strength in adversity, wisdom through adventure, and purpose in persistence. His path to success hasn’t followed a straight line, but each twist and turn has helped him grow deeper roots. Jordan Miller '25 Born in Detroit and shaped by [...]

Turning the Tassle: PVAMU Grad Stories

Turning the tassel. It’s a milestone that signifies more than the close of a chapter. The much-anticipated moment marks the courageous beginning of a new one. Whether it’s preschool, high school, or college, graduation is always worth celebrating. But there’s something especially powerful about earning a college degree. It represents years of growth, grit, determination, [...]

Graduating fifth-generation PVAMU legacy siblings honor late grandmother this Mother’s Day

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 9, 2025) – Graduation holds a special meaning when you are fifth-generation Prairie View A&M University legacies like siblings Walter McNeal III and Nia A. McNeal. Nia A. and Walter McNeal III '25 This Mother’s Day is particularly poignant—it marks the first one since their maternal grandmother, Florene Sherman [...]