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PVAMU earns global award for international education efforts

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 13, 2024) ā€“ Prairie View A&M University has received the prestigious 2024 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization from NAFSA: Association of International Educators. The University is the first HBCU to receive the honor. NAFSA is the world's largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education and exchange. The organization serves [...]

PVAMU to hold three Spring 2024 Commencement exercises

Greetings, Class of 2024! Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! Commencement is a milestone moment in your life, symbolizing years of hard work and dedication. Our goal is to make your ceremony both meaningful and memorable. We recognize that we've encountered some previous challenges throughout the years, with extreme weather conditions impacting our outdoor ceremonies. After [...]

PVAMU welcomes artist, actor, author and activist Common

ā€œRealizing the joys that have emerged from following the path of self-care is what inspired me to write AND THEN WE RISE. This book is a story about self-care in action. It is a conversation about the value of honoring and fortifying yourself. It is a guide to beginning your own journey, because caring for [...]

Commencement Speaker to PVAMUā€™s Fall 2023 Graduates: ‘A Broken Country Needs You Right Now’

https://www.youtube.com/live/LwaJGhwwyRs?si=f5Ob0vS2W1t5Ukhj Ā  PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Dec. 13, 2023) ā€“ The Prairie View A&M University Fall Class of 2023 graduated December 9, finally done with final exams, 8 a.m. classes, and 30-page papers. ā€œBut commencement is not about completion; it's a new beginning,ā€ said the speaker for the 28th Fall Commencement, Dr. Dietra Trent, former Virginia [...]

PVAMU’s new dean of College of Juvenile Justice to begin role this June

Dr. Kareem Jordan I am pleased to announce that Dr. Kareem Jordan has been named Dean of the College of Juvenile Justice (COJJ) effective June 1, 2024, pending Texas A&M University System Board approval. An experienced leader in higher education, Dr. Jordan currently serves as Director of Diversity & Inclusion in the School [...]

PVAMU, London Metropolitan University begin historical education partnership

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 6, 2023) ā€“ Prairie View A&M President Dr. Tomikia P. LeGrande and London Metropolitan University Vice-Chancellor Professor Lynn Dobbs have set the bar higher for educational and cultural exchanges, as well as initiating racial and socioeconomic change in the United States, United Kingdom and abroad. ā€œLetā€™s be honest, the world needs [...]

Dr. Dietra Trent announced as PVAMU’s 28th Fall Commencement Speaker

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 30, 2023) - The 28th Fall Commencement for undergraduate and graduate candidates is Saturday, December 9, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in the William ā€œBillyā€ J. Nicks, Sr. Building (Baby Dome). Graduating students will be allotted ten (10) tickets, which will be distributed through each College and School beginning November 27, 2023. [...]

Baylor University: 2023 Distinguished Baylor Black Alumni Award Winners

Dr. Michael L. McFrazier, a native of Paris, Texas, is Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU).

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A Message from the President: Leadership Transitions

Colleagues:Ā  As we envision the Universityā€™s long-term strategic direction to strengthen student success and academic excellence, I am announcing the following leadership updates:Ā  Student Affairs LeadershipĀ  Effective October 1, 2023, Dr. Beverly Copeland will transition from Vice President of Student Affairs to the role of Special Assistant to the President for Special Projects for the [...]