PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Dec. 13, 2022) – More than 640 proud students graduated on Dec. 10 during Prairie View A&M University’s 27th Fall Commencement Convocation. The number marks the University’s highest number of fall graduates in recent history. The featured commencement speaker was Cornel West, a pre-eminent American philosopher, political activist and social critic. For
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Quincy Moore, III, Ph.D. and Cheletta Watkins, M.D. to the Statewide Health Coordinating Council (SHCC) for terms set to expire on August 31, 2025. The Council ensures health care services and facilities are available to all Texans through health planning activities. Based on these planning activities, the SHCC makes recommendations
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 21, 2022) - Over 1,600 kindergarten through fifth grade students were on “The Hill” earlier this month for Prairie View A&M University’s Office of K-12 Strategic Partnerships and Outreach’s 2022 Elementary School Day. They hopped, skipped, jumped, laughed, danced and played as they toured the PVAMU community. Traveling from as
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 17, 2022) - CIITS, the Center for Instructional Innovation and Technology Services at Prairie View A&M University, responded to the Covid-19 pandemic with lightning speed, easing the transition from in-person instruction to the delivery of online education. For its many efforts in this area, CIITS was presented with the Bennie Tschoerner
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 16, 2022) – The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, had a long-standing and far-reaching impact on America, including on Prairie View A&M University and Halliburton, a global oilfield service company based in Houston. “Halliburton was looking for a way to respond as a company to the needs of
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Regents today named 12 Texas A&M University System faculty members and 11 agency service, extension or research professionals as Regents Professors and Regents Fellows for 2022-2023.
Cornel West PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 9, 2022) - Cornel West is a pre-eminent American philosopher, political activist and social critic. This fall, he will be featured as Prairie View A&M University’s 27th Fall Commencement Convocation Speaker. West will address more than 643 graduates and their families, friends and loved ones during the
On Monday, Nov. 7, Elizabeth Alexander, president of the Mellon Foundation, visited Prairie View A&M University for a poetry reading and an interview with PVAMU President Ruth J. Simmons about her life and career.
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 2, 2022) - How did you “Set Yo’ Homecoming Out”? Tens of thousands of Prairie View A&M University Panthers “Set it Out; Set it Out; Set it Out” for days on end! On-campus celebrations commenced on Oct. 23, wrapping up on Oct. 29. Since this post is mainly about candid
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 12, 2022) – Most people seek to excel in their careers. But it’s not very often that one achieves international recognition for their efforts. Kimberly Sanders, Ed.D. Enter Kimberly Sanders, Ed.D., assistant vice president for Strategic Enrollment Initiatives at Prairie View A&M University, who is now a member of