Ruth J. Simmons, Prairie View A&M University's eighth president and the first woman in the University’s history to hold the prestigious role, was presented the National Humanities Medal by President Joe Biden during a ceremony at the White House on October 21, 2024. This prestigious honor, which acknowledges those who have significantly enhanced our understanding [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 4, 2023) – The Special Collections & Archives Department at Prairie View A&M University has received a $450,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The funds helped establish the Digital PV Panther Project, which aims to eliminate the silences and erasures surrounding the history of PVAMU. The project is [...]
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 12, 2020) - Prairie View A&M University President Emeritus George C. Wright, Ph.D., recently accepted an appointment as a distinguished university scholar and senior faculty fellow for Institutional Diversity at the University of Kentucky (UK). In his new position at UK, Wright will be involved in special assignments at both the [...]
