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.
Square Pegs and Round Holes: Alternative Approaches to Diverse College Student Development Theory PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 27, 2021) - A new book, co-edited by Drs. Fred A. Bonner II and Stella L. Smith of Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), has been released by leading higher education publisher Stylus Publishing. Square Pegs and
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – The Minority Achievement, Creativity, and High-Ability Center (MACH-III) at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) has secured support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation with a grant totaling $1,499,636. The funds will support the MACH-III Center in developing a framework that will increase the number of Black males in public schools who teach
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – The Minority Achievement, Creativity and High Ability (MACH-III) Center at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) will join the university’s Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, effective March 1. The MACH-III transition to the College of Arts and Sciences will support the Center’s mission to expand multidisciplinary
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (November 12, 2020) - Fred A. Bonner II, Ed.D., is the newest recipient of the Regents Professor Award at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). The award is the highest honor granted to faculty employed by the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS). Bonner and 14 other faculty members and seven agency service, extension,
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (August 5, 2020) - Two research centers at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) are focusing on current trends and educational changes affecting Black and Brown boys for their upcoming virtual summit. The Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center (TJCPC) and the Minority Achievement, Creativity, and High-Ability Center (MACH-III) are hosting the Second Annual Summit
There has been a lot of focus on how higher education institutions are dealing with the pandemic. Will classes be online in the Fall? How will the rigor of courses be maintained? Will there be budget cuts? How will the postsecondary model of education focus on the impact on students? Most of these conversations have
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 24, 2020) - Two research centers at Prairie View A&M University are ready to address the educational disparities facing young African American and Latino boys. The Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center (TJCPC), led by Director Susan Frazier-Kouassi, and Minority Achievement, Creativity, and High-Ability Center (MACH-III), led by Associate Director Stella Smith,
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 16, 2020) - In the wake of dual pandemics, COVID-19 and outcries against systemic racism in the U.S., Prairie View A&M University’s Minority Achievement, Creativity, and High-Ability Center (MACH-III) will host a virtual town hall forum later today to address these issues and their effect on Historically Black Universities and Colleges
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 5, 2020) – The Minority Achievement, Creativity and High Ability (MACH-III) Center at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) has been awarded a $90,000 grant to support two of its signature initiatives– the Building on Resilience Lecture Series and the Framing and Maintaining a Research Agenda Institute. This one-year grant was awarded