For the second year in a row, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is on pace to again exceed its enrollment goal. The university is currently trending 8% ahead of last year’s certified enrollment of 8,762. That surge is driven in large part by a nearly 15.0 percent increase in the number of first-time, full-time freshmen. [...]
Digital publication affordableschools.net recently released its annual list of The Most Affordable Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Prairie View A&M University rose to the top of the list, ranking number 10 in affordability among HBCUs that grant bachelor’s degrees. The publication ranked the institutions on the basis of average yearly net price for [...]
Prairie View A&M University recently participated in the U.S. Department of State’s eighth annual EducationUSA Forum in Washington, D.C. More than 570 U.S. university representatives from 46 states, 60 EducationUSA regional coordinators and advisers from around the world, and U.S. and foreign government officials will convene to discuss international student recruitment and retention strategies. International [...]
In our ongoing series highlighting the women who helped build and shape PVAMU, this week, we spotlight Legendary Track Coach Barbara Jacket. Barbara Jacket set the pace for women in university sports. From a young high school and college athlete, she evolved into a highly competent and widely celebrated coach taking the height of her [...]
A Newsweek opinion piece co-written by Kathleen McCartney, president of Smith College and Dan Porterfield , president of Franklin & Marshall College highlights the potential danger in eliminating programs designed to attract more minority students to top universities. The extremely insightful article mentions PVAMU Interim President Ruth J. Simmons alongside CEO and philanthropist Michael Bloomberg and United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. To [...]
Ruth J. Simmons, Interim President Good morning and thank you all for being here. It is rather a surprise to me that I am here among you; just over a month ago, I would not have imagined I would be taking up the duties of Interim President of Prairie View. In truth, I come before [...]
University Day Agenda Friday, July 21, 2017 ~ 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Welcome Message from the Interim President Business Affairs Updates Academic Affairs Updates College of Agriculture and Human Science School of Architecture Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences College of Business College of Nursing Undergraduate Medical Academy [...]
TD Ameritrade Institutional NextGen Scholarship and Grant Program has awarded Danny J. Harvey, a Prairie View A&M University professor of finance, a $25,000 grant for his financial planning program. TD Ameritrade Institutional NextGen Scholarship and Grant Programs are designed to help promote careers in financial planning and attract top talent to the industry. Grants are [...]
Prairie View A&M University was named one of six historically black colleges and universities to participate in the Intel HBCU Grant Program. The three-year, $4.5 million program will address the gap in HBCU students pursuing STEM degrees and encourage them to remain in STEM pathways. Intel created the Intel HBCU Grant Program as part of [...]
