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 “the only one of its kind” in the Gulf Coast region. She was seeking more than just a credential. She wanted to experience the spirit of a Historically [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 21, 2025) – Prairie View A&M University is gearing up to celebrate the achievements of an estimated 281 degree candidates during its 114th Summer Commencement Convocation. The ceremony is set to take place Saturday, August 9, 2025, at 9 a.m. in the William “Billy” J. Nicks, Sr. Building (Baby Dome). This [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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 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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
