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New book by PVAMUā€™s Bonner and Smith gives guidance on successful minority student development

Square Pegs and Round Holes: Alternative Approaches to Diverse College Student Development Theory PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 27, 2021) - A new book, co-edited by Drs. Fred A. Bonner II and Stella L. Smith of Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), has been released by leading higher education publisher Stylus Publishing. Square Pegs and [...]

PVAMU secures $1.49M from W.K. Kellogg Foundation to expand number of Black male teachers in STEM

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas ā€“ The Minority Achievement, Creativity, and High-Ability Center (MACH-III) at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) has secured support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation with a grant totaling $1,499,636. The funds will support the MACH-III Center in developing a framework that will increase the number of Black males in public schools who teach [...]

PVAMUā€™s MACH-III Center to join Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas ā€“ The Minority Achievement, Creativity and High Ability (MACH-III) Center at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) will join the universityā€™s Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, effective March 1. The MACH-III transition to the College of Arts and Sciences will support the Centerā€™s mission to expand multidisciplinary [...]

PVAMUā€™s Dr. Fred A. Bonner II receives esteemed Texas A&M System Regents Professor Award

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (November 12, 2020) - Fred A. Bonner II, Ed.D., is the newest recipient of the Regents Professor Award at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). The award is the highest honor granted to faculty employed by the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS). Bonner and 14 other faculty members and seven agency service, extension, [...]

Upcoming virtual summit focuses on education, protection of Black, Brown boys

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (August 5, 2020) - Two research centers at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) are focusing on current trends and educational changes affecting Black and Brown boys for their upcoming virtual summit. The Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center (TJCPC) and the Minority Achievement, Creativity, and High-Ability Center (MACH-III) are hosting theĀ Second Annual Summit [...]

Diverse Issues in Higher Education: Three Tips for First-Generation Graduate Students Navigating Education During the Pandemic

There has been a lot of focus on how higher education institutions are dealing with the pandemic. Will classes be online in the Fall? How will the rigor of courses be maintained? Will there be budget cuts? How will the postsecondary model of education focus on the impact on students? Most of these conversations have [...]

2020-07-28T09:19:54-05:00July 28, 2020|Coronavirus, Latest News, MACH III, PV in the News|

Q&A: What to expect at the 2nd Annual Summit on Improving the Outcomes of African American and LatinX Male Youth

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 24, 2020) - Two research centers at Prairie View A&M University are ready to address the educational disparities facing young African American and Latino boys. The Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center (TJCPC), led by Director Susan Frazier-Kouassi, and Minority Achievement, Creativity, and High-Ability Center (MACH-III), led by Associate Director Stella Smith, [...]

PVAMUā€™s MACH-III Center to host pandemics-focused virtual forum with Rev. Al Sharpton, HBCU faculty

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 16, 2020) - In the wake of dual pandemics, COVID-19 and outcries against systemic racism in the U.S., Prairie View A&M Universityā€™s Minority Achievement, Creativity, and High-Ability Center (MACH-III) will host a virtual town hall forum later today to address these issues and their effect on Historically Black Universities and Colleges [...]

2020-07-28T13:43:17-05:00July 16, 2020|Coronavirus, Faculty News, HBCU News, Latest News, MACH III|

PVAMU’s MACH-III Center awarded $90,000 grant

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 5, 2020) ā€“ The Minority Achievement, Creativity and High Ability (MACH-III) Center at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) has been awarded a $90,000 grant to support two of its signature initiativesā€“ the Building on Resilience Lecture Series and the Framing and Maintaining a Research Agenda Institute. This one-year grant was awarded [...]

Bonner Pens Op-Ed on ‘Blackness in the Academy’ for Diverse Issues in Higher Education