Award-winning author Michael Eric Dyson to serve as spring 2019 commencement speaker
Michael Eric Dyson is an award-winning author, a widely celebrated Georgetown University professor, a prominent public intellectual and a noted political analyst. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he is also an ordained Baptist minister. Dr. Dyson has authored nearly twenty books on subjects such as the legacy Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Nas’s debut [...]
PVAMU Dean Leads Bangladesh Development Initiative
Dr. Munir Quddus, professor and dean of Prairie View A&M University’s College of Business, was born and educated in the South Asian country of Bangladesh. Since coming to the United States at the age of 22 to get his master’s and doctorate degrees, he has made it one of his life’s missions to work for [...]
Bonner scheduled to speak at Akita International University in Japan
Later this month, Dr. Fred A. Bonner, II, Professor and Endowed Chair in Prairie View A&M University’s Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, will speak at Akita International University in Japan. The provost of the university invited him to campus to deliver a series of lectures to faculty and students. “One lecture will focus on [...]
Scholarships available for students impacted by Hurricane Harvey
Through a $1 million grant from the State of Qatar via the Qatar Harvey Fund and the Rebuild Texas Fund, scholarships are now available to Hurricane Harvey-impacted students at five campuses within the Texas A&M University System, including Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). The generous grant will help students whose lives were upended by Hurricane [...]
NFL Draft Results 2019: Raiders select PVAMU DE Quinton Bell
Silver and Black has run through the veins of the Bell family for decades. In 1991, the Los Angeles Raiders selected running back Nick Bell in the second round (No. 43 overall) of the NFL Draft. The Las Vegas native played three seasons for the team, totaling 853 rushing yards, seven touchdowns, 21 receptions, and [...]
PVAMU’s SBDC Welcomes New Director
Prairie View A&M University’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has a new director, Lloyd Wright. Wright began his tour at PVAMU on April 2, 2019. Wright’s new duties include managing the SBDC under PVAMU’s College of Business (COB). For nearly 15 years, the center has grown to be one of the leaders of economic development [...]
Panthers clinched back-to-back SWAC men’s golf titles
The Prairie View A&M Panthers clinched back-to-back titles with 2019 SWAC Golf Championships Low Medalist Laurence Crea leading the way shooting two over par against a highly competitive field. In all, the Panthers placed a total of four golfers inside the top ten on their way to claiming back-to-back titles for the first time in [...]
Groundbreaking Ceremony for new Phase 9 Housing Community
Prairie View A&M University and American Campus Communities are celebrating the beginning of construction on the partnership's next phase of student housing. The Groundbreaking Ceremony will take place on Monday, April 29, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. For more than 20-years, the Prairie View A&M University and American Campus Communities partnership has revitalized the university’s on-campus [...]