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Opinion| Alumni Advocates: Supporting Mental Wellness at PVAMU

The Journal of Adolescent Health says one of the greatest barriers for students of color accessing mental health services on college campuses is the lack of culturally diverse counselors, psychologists and psychiatrists. According to the Healthy Minds survey published in 2023, more than 60% of college students met the criteria for at least one mental [...]

PVAMU’s Mechanical Engineering Program ranked best in Texas

Prairie View A&M University has the BEST mechanical engineering program in Texas, according to CampusReel! On average, mechanical engineering graduates from PVAMU earn around $75,000 two years after graduating. In addition to earnings after graduation, CampusReel analyzes student loan debt and a host of other variables to determine what colleges and universities offer the best [...]

On the Road to Success: PVAMU students recognized by U.S. Department of Transportation

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (February 28, 2024) ā€” Against the vibrant backdrop of Washington DC, at the 103rd Transportation Research Board annual meeting, threeĀ Prairie View A&M UniversityĀ students were honored as recipients of the esteemed U.S.Ā Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship ProgramĀ grant. (L-R) Manuela Angunu Micha Nchama, Trinity Wiley Embarking [...]

Opinion| Sitcoms from Weezy Jefferson to Captain Holt

In the 1970s, studios exploited two major trends to appeal to different racial demographics, or white viewers who were curious about them. First, a fascination with Far Eastern cultures created a deluge of domestic and imported martial arts movies. Audiences saw the white David Carradine wandering the Old West as a half-Chinese Shaolin monk in [...]

PVAMUā€™s Dr. Ali Fares cultivates climate change insights for national assessment

The authors of the Fifth U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA5) PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 22, 2024) ā€“ In a groundbreaking revelation, the White House released the Fifth U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA5), a dynamic exposĆ© designed to enlighten both the public and decision-makers about the evolving landscape of climate change. Dr. Ali Fares, [...]

Houston Chronicle: Prairie View A&M librarians curate Black History Month reading lists as book ban challenges continue

Poems by Maya Angelou. Classics by James Baldwin and Toni Morrison. Books about slavery, Black jazz artists and dance programs at historically Black Colleges and universities. Librarian ElizabethĀ Brumfield thought carefully about each title before she placed them on Prairie View A&M Universityā€™s 2024Ā Black History Month reading list. She wanted something for everyone, and she wound [...]

PVAMU’s Kimberly Gay on KPRC-TV: How libraries are bridging the literary gap and promoting cultural awareness

Kimberly M. Gay, Head of Reference & Information Services with Prairie View A&M University, shares how libraries serve as "great equalizers" in addressing the digital and information divides.

Mr. PVAMU makes University history as first to win Mister HBCU title

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 19, 2024) - The 20th Annual Mister HBCU Kingsā€™ Leadership Competition took place last month in St. Louis, Missouri, and for the first time in Prairie View A&M University history, Mr. PVAMU won the crown. Houston native Hunter Waldon first came to ā€œThe Hillā€ on a baseball scholarship with dreams of [...]