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 [...]
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, [...]
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.
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
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.
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, [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 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.
