Scripps News: School Shooting Investigation in Virginia
A 6-year-old is in custody after police say he shot and hurt a teacher in Virginia on Friday. Prairie View A&M University Interim Dean Camille Gibson weighs in on the investigation.
PVAMU’s Quincy Moore named National Association of African American Honors Programs Vice President
Quincy C. Moore III, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 11, 2023) - Fresh off recent news of being appointed to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s (R) Statewide Health Coordinating Council, Prairie View A&M University Associate Professor of Biology and Director of the University’s Honors Program, Quincy C. Moore III, Ph.D., has been named vice
A Look at PVAMU’s Top 15 Moments of 2022
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Two-thousand and twenty-two – what a year for Prairie View A&M University! As 2023 begins, let’s look at the most notable items accomplished on “The Hill” over the last 365 days. 1. PVAMU achieved the prestigious Carnegie R2 Classification. PVAMU kicked off 2022 with a bang. The University attained
PV Grads: Irianna Keith
Irianna Keith Irianna Keith Hometown: Degree: What made you choose PVAMU? My former high school teacher (Cedric McLaughlin) and former career counselor contributed to my interest in Prairie View. They were alumni, and we often took field trips to the university twice every year. I made sure I attended every trip any chance
PV Grad Demoree Sanye Amarie Nugent: ‘I am my own superhero.’
When I was young, all the kids at my school were in extracurricular activities like sports, dance or music. I was always interested in partaking in these activities, but being a shy kid had its drawbacks. That was until my parents called me asking if I would like to join a recreational soccer team for
PVAMU criminal, juvenile justice students shine at national conference
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 30, 2022) - Prairie View A&M University’s College of Juvenile Justice became the institution to beat at the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. PVAMU’s team went up against several teams from other universities and colleges. Although this was PVAMU’s first time competing in the crime scene
PVAMU’s Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center to host screening, discussion with Playwright and Actress Anna Deavere Smith
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 4, 2022) - On Oct. 19, the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University will host a screening of “Notes from the Field,” a dramatization of an award-winning play by Anna Deavere Smith that depicts the school-to-prison pipeline. A moderated discussion with Smith and members of the University
PVAMU’s Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center launches study site in Tyler aimed at reducing juvenile delinquency
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 26, 2022) - The Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University announced the launch of a new Texas Child and Family Study site in Tyler, Texas. The site, which opened on July 26, 2022, is the first site of the study; the next will be Dallas. “After several delays
PVAMU to host cybersecurity workshop this week for local educators
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 13, 2022) - Prairie View A&M University’s College of Juvenile Justice, in collaboration with the university’s College of Business and SECURE Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, announced it would host a multi-day workshop July 14-15 for faculty members at Texas colleges and universities. The training workshop, free to attendees, will focus on
Upcoming discussion hosted by PVAMU’s Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center to focus on raising healthy children in hostile environments
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 28, 2022) – The Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University announced today it will host “Beyond Rage: Raising Healthy Kids in Hostile Climates” on July 12. The virtual discussion will feature sociologist Janice Johnson Dias. “Children’s lives have been impacted in a number of ways over the