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Prairie View A&M University: 2025 Year in Review

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Dec. 22, 2025) - From historic investments and new academic programs to national student wins and faculty excellence, 2025 was a year that moved Prairie View A&M University forward in powerful ways. Opening Doors: New Programs, Facilities, and Innovation 2025 marked a year of bold launches and forward-looking investments designed to expand [...]

PVAMU Student CEOs: Turning Big Ideas into Bold Startups

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 20, 2025) – Prairie View A&M University senior Jayla Stanford, already the successful business owner of TreatsDippedByJay, is not alone in her success. Instagram: treatsdippedbyjay Finance major Alexander Hernandez has been developing a consulting initiative. He is still working on finalizing relevant trademarks and registration but is already managing [...]

Recent PVAMU alumnus brings legacy, leadership to NASA

Photo Credit: NASA/Bill Stafford PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 14, 2025) – The sky's the limit for Emory Price ā€˜24. Or perhaps his limit is now the boundaries of the universe. A Prairie View A&M University graduate, Price started a new journey as a contract specialist for the AMES Research Center for NASA’s Programs, [...]

This Week on The Hill: A Visit with PVAMU Presidential Executive-in-Residence Mathew Knowles

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 10, 2025) - Prairie View A&M University welcomed Dr. Mathew Knowles as the inaugural appointee of its Presidential Executive-in-Residence Program, a new initiative that connects students and faculty with visionary leaders who have shaped industries and culture. During his Oct. 9 campus visit, Dr. Knowles led master classes, a faculty roundtable, [...]

PVAMU students showcase innovation, Panther spirit in national competition

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 8, 2025) – Five Prairie View A&M University students were among 50 from 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) nationwide selected to compete at the seventh annual Moguls in the Making entrepreneurial pitch competition. They were chosen out of more than 460 students nationwide to compete in the event held [...]

Meet the new leaders of PVAMU’s 2025–2026 Student Government Association

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 10, 2025) – At the heart of Prairie View A&M University, a new generation of Panther leadership is rising. Their influence emerges not only from classrooms, but from the rhythms of campus conversations and student life. As they enter their first 100 days in office, the executive branch of the 44th [...]

PVAMU honors 2025 Faculty and Staff Award recipients

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 21, 2025) – Every year, Prairie View A&M University takes a moment to celebrate the people who bring its mission to life—those who teach, research, advise, and support students with dedication, creativity, and care. This year was no different. During the 2025 Faculty and Staff Awards Recognition Luncheon, held as [...]

PV Grad earns doctorate through ā€˜one-of-a-kind’ business program

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 7, 2025) – Dr. LaKisha Atkins was drawn to Prairie View A&M University for its Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program, hailed as ā€œthe only one of its kindā€ in the Gulf Coast region. She was seeking more than just a credential. She wanted to experience the spirit of a Historically [...]

Houston Chronicle: 300,000 Black women left their jobs or were forced out of the workforce-Aneika Simmons, Interim Dean, College of Business, Comments

"We definitely have to keep an eye on this because the middle class was built and was able to progress successfully because of Black women, particularly those in federal jobs," said Aneika Simmons, interim dean at Prairie View A&M University's College of Business.

2025-08-07T11:51:38-05:00August 6, 2025|College of Business, Faculty News, PV in the News|

PVAMU senior goes from viral to mobile with dessert truck launch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=E90uSdsmJ0I Ā  PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 1, 2025) – Prairie View A&M University senior Jayla Stanford is already the successful business owner of TreatsDippedByJay. The 21-year-old started her business selling treats four years ago as a junior in high school, and this past week, she celebrated the grand opening of her very own food truck [...]