PVAMU awarded prestigious grant to expand global education initiatives

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 25, 2025) – Prairie View A&M University has been selected as a recipient of the Texas International Education Fund (TIEF) grant awarded by the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC). This prestigious grant program funds innovative international projects designed to bring global experiences to Texas campuses and expand educational opportunities. Camille

Opinion| How PVAMU scientists are working to protect Texas from extreme weather

Image of Hurricane Milton from NOAA's GOES-16 satellite on Oct. 8, 2024. (Image credit: NOAA) In the quiet before the next hurricane, scientists at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) are hard at work not boarding up windows or stacking sandbags but running models, studying satellite imagery, and building early warning systems that could

Rewriting the Script: How HBCUs Are Shifting the Future of Graduate Education

Graduate education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is not just evolving—it is erupting with purpose. From the heart of tradition and the fire of resistance, a new wave of graduate programs in higher education administration is emerging—bold, equity-centered, and unapologetically Black.

PV Grad Ruchika Gupta’s journey to change how the world heals

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 19, 2025) - Looking in the mirror, Ruchika Gupta remembers what she saw—and how she felt: frustrated by health challenges that led to weight gain and constant body pain. She still hears the echoes of recent body-shaming experiences and her own inner critic tearing down her self-confidence. More than anything, she

PV Grads: Graduate Student President reflects on her PVAMU journey

Amid the uncertainty of the pandemic, Jocelynn Poppy Johnson made a life-changing decision: to pursue her master’s degree at Prairie View A&M University—the school she had long felt “called” to. Prairie View had always felt like home. It was her older sister’s alma mater and the campus she visited often as a child. Still, life

Turning the Tassle: PVAMU Grad Stories

Turning the tassel. It’s a milestone that signifies more than the close of a chapter. The much-anticipated moment marks the courageous beginning of a new one. Whether it’s preschool, high school, or college, graduation is always worth celebrating. But there’s something especially powerful about earning a college degree. It represents years of growth, grit, determination,

Faculty PROfiles: PVAMU’s Dr. Merlyn Pulikkathara ’01 ‘04 is shaping the future of science

Photo by Jordan Guidry, Office for Marketing and Communications Intern PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 24, 2025) – Growing up in Cypress, Texas, science never came easy to Dr. Merlyn X. Pulikkathara, a double graduate (’01 ‘04) and assistant professor in Prairie View A&M University’s Department of Chemistry and Physics. While pursuing her BS

Advocating for the Future of Nursing: My Experience at the AACN Student Policy Summit

LaTonya Holman, MSN, MSHA, RN, CCM I had the incredible opportunity to attend the AACN Student Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., a privilege I enjoyed as a Jonas Scholar. The summit was a transformative experience that combined firsthand advocacy with direct engagement with policymakers. During my time in D.C., I actively advocated for

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PVAMU launches Master of Science in Nutrition Program to tackle global health challenges

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 7, 2025) – Prairie View A&M University’s College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (CAFNR) has introduced a new Master of Science in Nutrition (MS NUTR) Program designed to prepare the next generation of nutrition leaders. Launched this semester, the program equips students with advanced knowledge in nutritional science and public

Bridging Past and Present: How Graduate Student Evelyn Todd ’21 is Preserving PVAMU’s Legacy

Evelyn Todd ‘21 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 3, 2025) – For Evelyn Todd ‘21, history isn’t just something to be remembered—it’s something to be protected. As a graduate student in Prairie View A&M University’s Master of Business Administration program, she is turning her passion for storytelling into a powerful force for historical preservation.

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