PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 5, 2023) – Nationwide, various factors, from increasing school violence to low salaries in the face of rising inflation, are fueling teacher shortages. But there are those who still love to teach and believe in the profession. Brooke Jeffery '18 On October 5, Prairie View A&M University celebrates World
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 5, 2023) – English was not Madi Gentles’ first language. Adopted from Ghana at the age of 3, Gentles, or Queenstar Maa Adjoa at birth, first spoke Twi, a dialect native to the West African country. Yet, in the final semester of her senior year of high school, she swept first
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 10, 2023) — The National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce) has awarded a grant of $1.2 million for five years to support a project at Prairie View A&M University called “Building a Community of Mathematics and Science Teachers through the Application of Social Cognitive Career Theory.” Camille Burnett, Ph.D.
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 1, 2023) - School districts and higher education institutions around the country are reexamining the place of race in the classroom due to state Republican influence. Much of the controversy surrounds the inclusion of Critical Race Theory, which makes white Americans face this country’s racist traditions. CRT is a lens to
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 5, 2023) - On April 5, Prairie View A&M University’s Whitlowe R. Green College of Education and Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences will hold a site visit to officially launch PVU Teach, part of a nationwide effort to improve STEM teaching and learning. PVU Teach
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
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 22, 2022) - Launching amid a global pandemic, Prairie View A&M University’s Wellness in Houston project (formerly Healthy Houston Initiative) has built a foundation in Harris County, delivering educational workshops, programs, and other events that focus on health, wellness, finance, nutrition and agriculture. These promote long-term healthy lifestyle changes and behaviors
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 21, 2022) - Over 1,600 kindergarten through fifth grade students were on “The Hill” earlier this month for Prairie View A&M University’s Office of K-12 Strategic Partnerships and Outreach’s 2022 Elementary School Day. They hopped, skipped, jumped, laughed, danced and played as they toured the PVAMU community. Traveling from as
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 19, 2022) - Prairie View A&M University’s Whitlowe R. Green College of Education graduates are some of the nation’s most distinguished teachers. Over time, they become school leaders and decision-makers. They are a part of PVAMU’s rich, historical legacy of preparing educators. Now, thanks to the $12.2 million grant from the
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 5, 2022) – World Teachers’ Day, also known as International Teachers’ Day, is celebrated on Oct. 5 every year. This year’s theme is “the transformation of education begins with teachers.” If you add the positive influence principals can have on teachers and students alike, the dynamic sets up guaranteed success in