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 [...]
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. [...]
Dr. Tomikia P. LeGrande was celebrated as Prairie View A&M University’s ninth president during a series of events beginning March 19, 2024. Hundreds descended upon “The Hill” to partake in this significant era in the University’s history.
Prairie View A&M University inaugurated Tomikia P. LeGrande as its ninth president Friday, ushering in a renewed promise to improve student success and research innovation at the historically Black university.
The inauguration ceremony for Dr. Tomikia P. LeGrande was held on March, 22, 2024.
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 21, 2024) – In a beautiful celebration of history, courage and the arts, Prairie View A&M University unveiled the prestigious Bench by the Road monument in a rousing program on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in the Opal Johnson Smith Auditorium. The event marked the beginning of Inauguration Week for PVAMU’s ninth [...]
Prairie View A&M University's Search Committee for the position of Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs is pleased to host three finalists for campus visits on April 2-3, 4-5, and 11-12, 2024. Besides meeting different groups during the day, each candidate has been asked to make a public presentation on his/her background, vision [...]
The Bench by the Road Project was launched by the Toni Morrison Society in honor of Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison. This Bench is placed to memorialize Matthew Gaines and William H. Holland, Reconstruction Era legislators whose initiatives led to the August 14, 1876, establishment of the Alta Vista Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas for [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 13, 2024) – Prairie View A&M University will officially inaugurate its ninth president, Dr. Tomikia P. LeGrande, as the culmination of a weeklong celebration, March 19-23. The campus will come alive with activities designed for students, faculty/staff, alumni, and the wider community to engage with Dr. LeGrande and commemorate this significant [...]
When Prairie View A&M University was founded in 1876 as the Alta Vista Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas for Colored Youth, no one could have predicted that the University would one day become a top-producing source for African American engineers, nurses, teachers and community leaders. Nor could they imagine a woman standing at the [...]
