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PVAMU announces Texas State Representative Ron Reynolds as Summer Commencement Speaker

Representative Ron Reynolds (D-TX) PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 28, 2024) – Prairie View A&M University has announced Texas Representative Ron Reynolds (D-Missouri City) as the keynote speaker for its 113th Summer Commencement. The ceremony will be held on Saturday, Aug. 10, at 9 a.m. in the William ā€œBillyā€ J. Nicks, Sr. Building, also [...]

ā€˜My HBCU education was absolutely good enough to prepare me to compete’: United Airlines VP Phil Griffith to PVAMU’s Spring Class of 2024

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 13, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University held its 142nd Spring Commencement Convocation on May 10-11, 2024. With a turnout exceeding 10,000 attendees, the festivities occurred at the William ā€œBillyā€ J. Nicks, Sr. Building, spanning three ceremonies on Friday and Saturday. The event honored graduates from PVAMU’s 11 colleges and schools. [...]

PVAMU announces appointments of Provost and SVP for Academic Affairs, SVP for Strategy and Transformation

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Aashir Nasim, Ph.D. After a national search led by a university search committee and facilitated by the executive search firm Witt Kiefer, I am pleased to inform you that Dr. Aashir Nasim has been named Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.Ā Dr. Nasim is [...]

Dr. Munir Quddus Leaving Position as Dean of College of Business

Munir Quddus, Ph.D. Dr. Munir Quddus has informed me of his decision to leave the dean's role in the College of Business (COB) and return to the faculty at the end of the fall 2024 semester. During his 23-year tenure as dean, the COB has experienced unprecedented growth and dynamism.Ā From attaining "initial" AACSB [...]

Student overcomes barriers to win PVAMU’s 10th Annual Essay and Oratory Contest

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 3, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University first-year student Bertrice Askew’s winning essay on the American pianist and composer Thomas Wiggins, a blind musical prodigy born into slavery, struck a chord, perhaps because it was as vulnerable as courageous. Askew (l) pictured beside Dr. Emma Joahanne Thomas-Smith, Provost and Senior [...]

PVAMU’s Spring 2024 Commencement: An Essential Guide to Graduation Day

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 3, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University’s 142nd Spring Commencement Convocation is approaching. Congratulations to all Panthers who will soon walk the stage and earn their degrees! As the beginning of the final journey to alumni-hood commences, here are some essential tips to ensure commencement day goes well for graduates, friends [...]

Dr. Dorie Gilbert to Leave Post as Dean of Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts & Sciences

Dorie J. Gilbert, Ph.D. Effective August 31, 2024, Dr. Dorie Gilbert will leave her post as the dean of the Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts & Sciences to return to a full-time faculty role. Dr. Gilbert joined PVAMU in the fall of 2019 as dean of graduate studies and [...]

United Airlines Vice President Phil Griffith named PVAMU’s Spring 2024 Commencement Speaker

Phil Griffith PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 10, 2024) - United Airlines’ Houston hub at George Bush Intercontinental Airport serves the nation’s fourth-largest city, taking passengers as far away as Latin America, Europe and Australia. Next month, its vice president, Phil Griffith, is set to speak to Prairie View A&M University’s graduating spring class. [...]

In Photos: Dr. Tomikia P. LeGrande’s Inauguration as PVAMU’s Ninth President

Dr. Tomikia P. LeGrandeĀ was celebrated as Prairie View A&M University’s ninth president during a series of events beginning March 19, 2024. Hundreds descended upon ā€œThe Hillā€ to partake in this significant era in the University’s history.

Houston Chronicle: In inauguration address, President Tomikia LeGrande vows to bring Prairie View A&M ’eminence’

Prairie View A&M University inauguratedĀ Tomikia P. LeGrandeĀ as its ninth president Friday, ushering in a renewed promise to improveĀ student success and research innovation at the historically Black university.