Prairie View A&M University’s Dr. Orion Ciftja has been elected Fellow of the American Physical Society, nominated by the Forum on Diversity and Inclusion. Dr. Ciftja is a physics professor and interim associate dean of Research for Sciences and Mathematics in the Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences. The honor recognizes his […]

Prairie View A&M University has long been a place where legacies are shaped and futures are claimed. Within the Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, generations of thinkers, builders, and visionaries have been molded on the same “Hill” that has anchored excellence for nearly 150 years. It is into this proud […]

Sylvia Sydney Bridges calls herself the “non-traditional student.” Two years ago, she arrived at Prairie View A&M University to restart her academic journey. She says she never imagined herself at Prairie View, let alone a historically Black college and university (HBCU).

Remember the name Micah Beard; You may see it scrolling across a screen at the end of a film some day. The Prairie View A&M University senior, a communications major with a psychology minor, is set to graduate this December. And he has many dreams: to be a director, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor, and, one day, […]

Prairie View A&M University is represented among this year’s Texas A&M University System honorees, with one faculty member and one extension professional selected for prestigious regents-level distinctions.

Prairie View A&M University’s proud legacy of producing leaders is a beacon. It drew Torina Lewis, PhD, from Rhode Island to Texas in January 2024 to advance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through community engagement and multidisciplinary innovation.

She couldn’t vote yet. So, she registered her entire family. Dr. Princess Williams has been empowering others’ voting rights since high school.

Prairie View A&M University senior Kaelen Baly, a psychology major, spent his summer at Harvard University. Baly was part of the Du Bois Scholars Program, a fully funded nine-to ten-week research internship within the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative. The Initiative “believes that if they transform Harvard into an institution that takes full accountability for its involvement […]

A rare total lunar eclipse, often called a “Blood Moon” for its striking red glow, captured the attention of skywatchers across the globe on Sept. 7–8. While the spectacle was not visible in North America, Prairie View A&M University’s Dr. Premkumar Saganti, Regents Professor of Physics and director of the University’s Solar Observatory, offered insight […]

Students, both current and former, fondly refer to Prairie View A&M as “The Hill,” a place where they’ve overcome challenges, grown personally, built lifelong friendships, and crossed the graduation stage reflecting on how far they’ve come and how high they’ve climbed. For former student Paul Gerke, reaching the top of his own “hill” means trading […]

Some leaders are built, and some are born. Rising junior and political science major Raniyah Edwards has always felt confident championing new ideas and using her voice to advocate for what’s right. She is not only a student leader but a first-generation trailblazer who understands the power of being her complete and authentic self.

At Prairie View A&M University, students aren’t just studying science, they’re actively shaping it. Through hands-on involvement in groundbreaking research, students like Isaac Jones are helping advance scientific knowledge in fields that impact communities and drive innovation.

Dr. Jammieca D. Mott, clinical associate professor of Voice and director of Voice and Opera at Prairie View A&M University, has earned national acclaim for her bold, ensemble-driven productions. Under her direction, PVAMU students have captured first place two years in a row at the National Opera Association’s Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition, most recently for […]

Prairie View A&M University has been selected as a recipient of the Texas International Education Fund (TIEF) grant awarded by the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC). This prestigious grant program funds innovative international projects designed to bring global experiences to Texas campuses and expand educational opportunities.

Wendell Paris was just 16 when he was arrested for trespassing—simply for driving through a state park in Alabama. At the time, Black people were not allowed there. He and his lifelong friend Sammy Younge were both taken into custody. Paris grew up in Tuskegee, where he became a leader in the student-run Tuskegee Advancement League. […]