Like every year since the founding of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945, October 16 marks World Food Day. This year's theme is 'Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind.' The 2023 World Food Day highlights the dilemma of 2.4 billion people in water-stressed countries and 600 million dependent [...]
On Saturday, August 26, 2023, thousands of individuals gathered in Washington DC to commemorate the 60thanniversary of the March on Washington for Civil Rights and to recognize the famous “I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Throughout that weekend, media outlets covered the events and conversed on how far or how [...]
As I approach another birthday, I find myself spending more time staring in the mirror. It's not vanity but rather a curious gaze. I see a few more frown lines and gray hair. But I'm curious as to what other people see. Do they see a father of two non-incarcerated sons? Do they see a [...]
Dear Students, It is with deep regret that I inform you about the death of one of our Prairie View A&M University students on Saturday, August 26, 2023. Our fallen Panther is De’ja N. Prater, a junior majoring in accounting. She was born in Cottonport, LA, and resided in Fort Worth, TX, before coming to [...]
"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." - Abraham Lincoln Completing my BSc in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria was the foundation of a lifelong dream. As a recipient of the 2014 edition of the prestigious NLNG/BW Scholarship [...]
Prairie View A&M University President Tomikia P. LeGrande has selected Anton Goff to serve as the Director of Athletics. A Pittsburgh native and former football student-athlete at Bowling Green University, Goff earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1991 and 1994, respectively. He has over 25 years of experience in athletic [...]
I am sure everyone reading this article has at one time watched the Grammy Awards. It is a peer-recognized award program that honors the industry’s highest achievers. To get to this pinnacle, there is work that must be put in. This is where Grammy U comes into action at Prairie View A&M University. Grammy U [...]
GULFPORT, Miss.- The Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers rallied to score one in the seventh inning and walked it off on a single off the bat of junior Destinee Smith to pick up the 8-7 victory over the Grambling Lady Tigers Friday. PVAMU advanced through the 2023 SWAC Softball Tournament undefeated. The win marked back-to-back tournament titles for [...]
