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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 [...]

Houston Astros Caravan hits home run at PVAMU, investing in students, scholarships

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 30, 2025) - The Houston Astros Caravan made an unforgettable stop at Prairie View A&M University, bringing excitement, inspiration, and incredible opportunities to students. Thanks to a strategic partnership between PVAMU's Center for Careers & Professional Development and the Astros,Ā the University community had the exclusive chance to engage in a [...]

New research at PVAMU to help build equitable, sustainable future for Gulf Coast region

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 27, 2025) – According to Census records, over 16 million people live in the Gulf of Mexico region, which includes counties in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and western Florida. At the same time, this area is home to multifaceted and complex challenges typically widely triggered by natural disasters. Enter the [...]

HBCU Gameday: PVAMU Marching Storm stars in new Travis Scott song 4Ɨ4

Travis Scott debuted his new single ā€œ4Ɨ4ā€ on Monday, performing it live at the College Football National Championship game. On Friday he dropped the music video to the song which prominently features the Prairie View A&M marching band.

2025-01-27T13:13:15-06:00January 26, 2025|HBCU News, PV in the News, PVAMU, The Marching Storm|

PVAMU welcomes Fulbright scholar to business faculty, leadership

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 24, 2025) – Prairie View A&M University recently welcomed Fulbright Specialist Dr. Aneika Simmons to its College of Business (COB) as a full-time professor. Simmons, a Houston native, teaches human resource management, organizational behavior, strategic management and business policy. Aneika Simmons, PhD PVAMU’s certification as a Carnegie-classified R2–High Research [...]

Driving Change: The Impact of PVAMU’s TJCPC

Have you ever wondered who shapes the future of juvenile justice? Dr. Sally-Ann Ashton, a visionary research scientist at theĀ Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention CenterĀ at Prairie View A&M University, is making significant strides in understanding the complex intersections of juvenile delinquency, crime, policing and community.

Defying the Odds: The Fred Newhouse Story

Photo by Michael Thomas At the end of his senior year at Prairie View A&M University in 1970, Fred Newhouse got an unexpected recognition. It had nothing to do with his degree in electrical engineering or the fact that he was a three-time All-American and national champion in track and field. Indeed, it [...]

Remembering PVAMU Alumnus Frederick Vaughan ‘Fred’ Newhouse ā€˜70

Photo by Michael Thomas PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 23, 2025) - In the early morning hours of Monday, January 20, 2025, our Prairie View A&M University community lost a pioneer, changemaker, and the epitome of a Panther alumnus. Fred Newhouse’s accolades as an Olympian track star are internationally renowned. His service to the [...]

The Herald Sun: HBCU coach hired at D1 volleyball program

Cheri Lindsay, a standout in HBCU athletics as both a coach and former student-athlete at Prairie View A&M, has been named the head coach of Memphis Volleyball. Ā 

Black Enterprise: Terrell Owens’ Daughter Earns All-American Honorable Mention For Volleyball

It looks like football greatĀ Terrell OwensĀ has passed his athletic genes onto his daughter. Kylee Owens, a third-year student at Prairie View A&M, was recently named to the 2024 AVCA DI All-Americans Honorable Mention team.

2025-01-27T14:10:42-06:00January 17, 2025|Athletic Sport, Athletics, HBCU News, PV in the News|