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Shaping the Future of Tech

Resilience has long driven technological advancements and innovations that shape society throughout American history. While inventors like Garrett Morgan, Alice H. Walker, and Mark Dean had limited access to resources and opportunities, they persevered. As the founder of TechBesties, an organization with a mission to uplift women and allies in tech through inclusive programs, impactful [...]

PHOTOS: Distinguished leader in higher education leads latest installment of PVAMU’s ā€˜Conversations on The Hill’

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 5, 2025) - The latest installment of Prairie View A&M University’s President’s Lecture Series, Conversations on The Hill, featured Dr. Alvin J. Schexnider, a distinguished leader in higher education. Held on February 3 in the Julius W. Becton Auditorium, the event brought together faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends of [...]

Celebrating African American Excellence: Browse PVAMU’s 2025 AAHM Reading List

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 5, 2025) - A popular Prairie View A&M University tradition continues as the historic John B. Coleman Library releases its highly anticipated African American History Month reading list. The library, which serves as a hub for academic resources and research, as well as a cultural center that celebrates the rich history [...]

KUTX: Meet pioneering jazz musician and Austin Music Hall of Fame inductee Ernie Mae Miller

Ernest ā€œErnieā€ Mae Miller was born Ā in 1927 in Austin, Texas. She was the granddaughter of theĀ famous educator LC Anderson. He served as Prairie View A&M University’s principal before serving as the principal of LC Anderson High School which was later named after him.

Opinion| Alumni Advocates: Supporting Mental Wellness at PVAMU

The Journal of Adolescent Health says one of the greatest barriers for students of color accessing mental health services on college campuses is the lack of culturally diverse counselors, psychologists and psychiatrists. According to the Healthy Minds survey published in 2023, more than 60% of college students met the criteria for at least one mental [...]

Opinion| Sitcoms from Weezy Jefferson to Captain Holt

In the 1970s, studios exploited two major trends to appeal to different racial demographics, or white viewers who were curious about them. First, a fascination with Far Eastern cultures created a deluge of domestic and imported martial arts movies. Audiences saw the white David Carradine wandering the Old West as a half-Chinese Shaolin monk in [...]

Houston Chronicle: Prairie View A&M librarians curate Black History Month reading lists as book ban challenges continue

Poems by Maya Angelou. Classics by James Baldwin and Toni Morrison. Books about slavery, Black jazz artists and dance programs at historically Black Colleges and universities. Librarian ElizabethĀ Brumfield thought carefully about each title before she placed them on Prairie View A&M University’s 2024Ā Black History Month reading list. She wanted something for everyone, and she wound [...]

PVAMU’s Kimberly Gay on KPRC-TV: How libraries are bridging the literary gap and promoting cultural awareness

Kimberly M. Gay, Head of Reference & Information Services with Prairie View A&M University, shares how libraries serve as "great equalizers" in addressing the digital and information divides.

Opinion| PVAMU is home to a masterpiece by one of the greatest sculptors ever

Richard Hunt is one of America’s most renowned sculptors. He also so happened to be African American. This renowned sculptor died on December 16, 2023, at the age of 88. Known foremost for his abstract public sculptures, Hunt learned his craft at The Art Institute of Chicago. Richard Hunt is credited with more than 160 [...]

PVAMU professors take part in interdisciplinary study of the South, social change

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 7, 2024) – A group of Prairie View A&M University professors, authors, and researchers hope to change the conversation about how social change is catalyzed in the South. Reflecting on ā€œThe Social, Cultural, and Political Contours of the Black and Brown Experience in the Bayou City,ā€ their special edition journal aims [...]