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Three PVAMU scholars earn prestigious Fulbright research awards

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 2, 2026) – Prairie View A&M University Spring 2025 political science graduate Amya Fedd was completing judicial clerkship work with City of Fort Worth judges when she received the news. She’d been selected for a Fulbright Research Fellowship. Fedd jumped for joy and thanked God; the months of hard work

Recent PV Grad shares story of ‘overcoming the unimaginable’ on CW39’s HTown Live

A recent PVAMU graduate, Dr. M. K. Crayton '26 is sharing a powerful story of resilience, perseverance and purpose on CW39's HTown Live. Once labeled an “at-risk” student, Dr. Crayton overcame economic hardship and partial vision loss during her doctoral studies to earn her Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Counseling.

PVAMU student turns opportunity into maternal health advocacy

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 20, 2026) – Opportunity often comes in unexpected forms - meeting the right person at the right time, or simply checking your email. Jaycie Odella Youngblood For Jaycie Odella Youngblood, it was the ding of a new email, with an application for the GET PHIT bootcamp, the Gaining Equity

Recent grad awarded UNCF Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship, first PVAMU scholar to receive honor

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 15, 2026) – Recent Prairie View A&M University graduate Nickolos L. Hall, who earned a degree in Agriculture (Agribusiness) from the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), was named the first PVAMU student selected for the United Negro College Fund Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship. Photo by Darius

Cleaver Divas: A PVAMU sisterhood shaping the future of agriculture

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 13, 2026) - This wasn’t a story we set out to tell.  It started with a typical visit to the Prairie View A&M University Meat Science Center for Innovation; the kind of stop you make once a week on Fridays, between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., to pick up the

How a trip to the Netherlands changed the way PVAMU students see nursing

HOUSTON (May 12, 2026) – As health care challenges become increasingly global, Prairie View A&M University is preparing nursing students to lead beyond the boundaries of Texas classrooms and hospitals. Through an international learning experience in the Netherlands, students and faculty from the PVAMU College of Nursing explored health care delivery through a global lens,

PV Grad La’Ronda Washington’s doctoral journey through loss, motherhood, resilience

My doctoral journey was never just about earning a degree—it was about learning how to keep going, even when life felt overwhelming. I started my dissertation writing at the same time I became a mother. And no one really prepares you for that kind of balance. While writing, I felt guilty for not being fully present with my baby.

PVAMU’s Jaquavous Doucette reflects on leadership, advocacy, serving across Texas

Jaquavous Doucette, a graduating senior in communications at Prairie View A&M University, shares his journey as Student Regent for The Texas A&M University System and PVAMU’s Student Government Association President. From learning to lead without a title to advocating for students across Texas, he reflects on the experiences that shaped his leadership, the realities

PV Grad Lasonya Dunham Bishop: A Journey Interrupted, Then Reclaimed

Raised in Prairie View, Texas, I have always held a distinctive pride in being a Prairie View A&M graduate. My most significant life lessons were shaped by the sense of community and purpose that was instilled in me as a student here. When I was accepted into the Educational Leadership Ph.D. Program, it was one

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