Three PVAMU scholars earn prestigious Fulbright research awards

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 2, 2026) – Prairie View A&M University Spring 2025 political science graduate Amya Fedd was completing judicial clerkship work with City of Fort Worth judges when she received the news. She’d been selected for a Fulbright Research Fellowship. Fedd jumped for joy and thanked God; the months of hard work

How a trip to the Netherlands changed the way PVAMU students see nursing

HOUSTON (May 12, 2026) – As health care challenges become increasingly global, Prairie View A&M University is preparing nursing students to lead beyond the boundaries of Texas classrooms and hospitals. Through an international learning experience in the Netherlands, students and faculty from the PVAMU College of Nursing explored health care delivery through a global lens,

This PVAMU faculty member is raising a generation of global citizens

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Apr. 14, 2026) – Global engagement starts with perspective, says Dr. Tammy L. Holmes, a Faculty-in-Residence in Prairie View A&M University’s Department of Languages and Communication. Tammy L. Holmes, EdD A global citizen herself, Dr. Holmes defines global engagement as connection, communication, and consciousness – “the belief that we are

These PVAMU student-athletes are taking their impact global

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Apr. 6, 2026) - In recognition of National Student-Athlete Day, Prairie View A&M University set out to highlight student-athletes who embody excellence both in competition and in the classroom. When we put out the call for stellar, well-rounded student-athletes, we knew it would not take long to receive a reply. After all,

PVAMU’s Consular Tour Program is forging international connections close to home

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 18, 2024) – Houston is home to nearly 100 consulates, the third-highest concentration of consular offices in the U.S. These diplomatic missions, smaller than embassies, primarily focus on assisting citizens of their home countries in the host country, promoting trade and tourism, and providing visa services. As with an embassy, when

PVAMU earns global award for international education efforts

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 13, 2024) – Prairie View A&M University has received the prestigious 2024 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization from NAFSA: Association of International Educators. The University is the first HBCU to receive the honor. NAFSA is the world's largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education and exchange. The organization serves

PVAMU, London Metropolitan University begin historical education partnership

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 6, 2023) – Prairie View A&M President Dr. Tomikia P. LeGrande and London Metropolitan University Vice-Chancellor Professor Lynn Dobbs have set the bar higher for educational and cultural exchanges, as well as initiating racial and socioeconomic change in the United States, United Kingdom and abroad. “Let’s be honest, the world needs

Recent PVAMU alumna reflects upon personal growth, comfort zones following months-long study abroad trip to Costa Rica

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 27, 2022) – While many students across the U.S. dealt with drought conditions and winter blizzards this spring semester, Prairie View A&M University senior Shaylan Young ‘22 (now a graduate) was dipping her toes in the sand while experiencing a different culture as a study abroad student in Costa Rica. “I’ve

First PVAMU student to study abroad since beginning of pandemic returns from Europe

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (February 10, 2022) – As the world approaches the two-year mark of the start of the pandemic, more and more opportunities to return to pre-pandemic activities are becoming available. Prairie View A&M University student Kendall Brown, a finance major, has just returned from his study abroad trip to Spain. Brown was the first

PVAMU’s new Pacesetters Initiative to assist various countries in Africa

PVAMU students take part in a 2018 Study Abroad trip to Ghana. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 25, 2021) - Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is spearheading a new multidisciplinary effort to help improve food security, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and social welfare in Africa. Led by Camille Gibson, interim dean of the College

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