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.
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 [...]
On Oct. 14, 2023, a spectacular solar eclipse, often referred to as the “ring of fire,” will grace the skies. Prairie View A&M University will be the only HBCU with an on-campus observatory capable of viewing the eclipse.
Music performance can be an extremely challenging major at any university. Still, Travis J. Higgins ’16, a graduate of the Department of Music at Prairie View A&M University and the Marching Storm band, has taken every opportunity to establish himself as a premier trumpet performer.
