Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences
The Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences provides a high quality, comprehensive arts education to a diverse student population. Encouraging an integrated approach to instruction, this college helps to prepare students to make a difference in the world.
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First-Gen Forward: Dina Tekle is closing gaps in medical research, women in STEM
March 18, 2024
“Prairie View Produces Productive People” is how the adage goes. Dina Tekle, a senior biology student at Prairie View A&M set to graduate this spring, is redefining it: being a woman in medical research and working to close gaps in knowledge in the understanding of diseases and illness. She is hoping to play a part in eliminating […]
VIDEO: An Interview with PVAMU's 2023-2024 Writer-in-Residence, Attica Locke
March 8, 2024
Attica Locke is Prairie View A&M University’s 2023-2024 Writer-in-Residence for the Toni Morrison Writing Program. Locke is a distinguished American fiction author and acclaimed writer-producer for television and film. In this video, she discusses her passion for storytelling, writing styles, how to write, and her special connections to PVAMU.
Opinion| Sitcoms from Weezy Jefferson to Captain Holt
February 23, 2024
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 Kung […]
‘Living in Color’: Fourth TEDxPVAMU event planned this month
February 8, 2024
Prairie View A&M University will host its fourth TEDxPVAMU talk on Feb. 28. Six scheduled speakers will discuss topics related to the theme for the TED talk, Living in Color. The idea behind the theme is to embrace curiosity, boldness and creativity and face challenges with a solution-oriented mindset, all while unapologetically pursuing individualism.
Professors take part in interdisciplinary study of the South, social change
February 7, 2024
A group of Prairie View A&M University professors, authors, and researchers hope to change the conversation about how social change is catalyzed in the South. Reflecting on “The Social, Cultural, and Political Contours of the Black and Brown Experience in the Bayou City,” their special edition journal aims to highlight the struggles and travails of […]
Opinion| The Transformative Power of Restorative History
February 1, 2024
In a world submerged with narratives often overshadowing the stories of resilience and courage, it’s time to shift the spotlight to little-known disrupters, historical information, artifacts, and narratives that have been lost, removed, neglected, or suppressed. Among historical and contemporary challenges to change the narrative of the Black experience in the United States of America, […]
Professor Dr. Tammy Holmes named AT&T Black Future Maker
December 14, 2023
Dr. Tammy L. Holmes, a tenured Prairie View A&M University professor, has been honored as a 2023 Black Future Maker through AT&T’s prestigious Dream in Black program.
PV Grads: Kourtney Jones
December 7, 2023
Hometown: Garland, Texas Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies What organization(s) were you a part of at PVAMU? Lambda Pi Eta: National Honor Society (President) National Society of Leadership and Success Toni Morrison Writing Program (Kevin Powell) Study Abroad (Belize) The Agency Interviewer for KPVU 91.3
Two PVAMU faculty, staff members receive distinguished awards by The Texas A&M University System
December 5, 2023
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents named two Prairie View A&M University employees as recipients of this year’s Regents Professor and Regents Fellow awards for outstanding performance during 2022-2023.
PVAMU's new choral director is an accomplished educator, musician, composer
November 28, 2023
Prairie View A&M University, known internationally for its exceptional faculty and respected researchers, has selected distinguished musician Demetrius Robinson as its new music and choral director. Dr. Robinson is a highly regarded music educator, conductor and composer who has performed with the University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, the Meridian Symphony and the Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra, […]
The Endowed Effect: Dr. Danny R. Kelley ’65
November 28, 2023
Prairie View A&M University Endowed Professor of Fine Arts Danny R. Kelley ’65, D.M.A., started playing the piano at, believe it or not, age 2 and has not since stopped. Without any formal training, the young Dr. Kelley would play tunes he heard on the radio on the piano, which his parents bought for his […]
The Endowed Effect: Dr. Melanye Price ‘95
November 28, 2023
As an Endowed Professor of Political Science at Prairie View A&M University, Melanye Price ‘95, Ph.D., still remembers walking to Sunnyside Park in Houston with her mom as a child to watch her vote. She and her twin sister would get to go into the booth and even pull the little lever.
Faculty PROfiles: PVAMU chemistry professor helping to lead global transition to green energy
November 27, 2023
Prairie View A&M University Assistant Professor of Chemistry Matthew Minus, Ph.D., was first drawn to the sciences by his curiosity.
Transformation Starts at PVAMU: Meet Reagan Hagewood
November 9, 2023
Transformation starts at Prairie View A&M University. Meet Reagan Hagewood, a senior biology major and Honors Program student from Nashville, Tennessee. Reagan also holds the coveted title of being a 2023 White House HBCU Scholar. According to Reagan, PVAMU has a transformative student experience, and she wouldn’t trade it for the world.
Remembering BCAS faculty member, Ms. YharNahKeeShah Smith
November 1, 2023
The Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts & Sciences is deeply saddened by the loss of Ms. YharNahKeeShah Smith (affectionately called Ya-Ya). Ya-Ya was not only a remarkable faculty member but also a friend to many in the College. Her dedication to her role as a theatre professor inspired her colleagues and […]