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PVAMU ANNOUNCES OUTSPOKEN AWARD-WINNING ESPN JOURNALIST AS SPRING COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

PVAMU’S FALL 2024 GRADUATES PREPARE TO BE INSPIRED BY TWO TRAILBLAZING WOMEN LEADERS AT COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 13, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University is proud to announce its 29th Fall Commencement ceremonies, set to celebrate the achievements of its graduates. The events will take place at the William ā€œBillyā€ J. Nicks, Sr. The building will feature two distinguished speakers who are leaders in their respective fields.

Office of the Texas Governor: Governor Abbott Congratulates Texas Universities On Earning Prestigious National Research Rankings

Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and Baylor University on earning the prestigious national research ranking of Carnegie Tier One, joining nine other Texas universities that have again attained the coveted Tier One ranking for academic excellence at doctoral universities with "very high research activity."

2022-03-15T15:10:40-05:00February 16, 2022|PV This Week|

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education: Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

2022-02-09T14:29:54-06:00December 29, 2021|PV This Week|

NewsBreak: PVAMU receives NEH, TSLAC grants aimed at redressing nation’s legacy of slavery, segregation

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 2, 2021) – Prairie View A&M University is set to receive a boost that will make more historical documents available to researchers, students and the public. A team consisting of University Archivist Phyllis Earles, Special Collections Librarian Lisa Stafford and History Professor DeWayne Moore, Ph.D., has been...

2021-12-06T15:14:32-06:00December 3, 2021|PV This Week|

United Negro College Fund Executive Leadership Institute Kickoff Roundtable Conversation

01/27/2021 - UNCF will host a roundtable conversation to explore the dynamics of building successful relationships between institutional leadership and boards. Speakers:Ā Ā Ā Ā  Dr. Roger Ferguson, Jr., President and CEO, TIAA-CREF Dr. Ruth Simmons, President, Prairie View A&M University Moderator:Ā  Dr. Michael Lomax, President and CEO, UNCF NOTE: Answers to the questions below will be confidential. [...]

2021-01-28T10:40:15-06:00January 27, 2021|PV This Week|

NBC News: CULTURE MATTERS Loni Love brings her wisdom from ‘The Real’ to new memoir ‘I Tried to Change So You Don’t Have To’

ā€œFor me, I didn’t feel racism slap me in the face until the night that power-tripping white police officer threw my a-- in jail.ā€ Loni Love has always seemed relatively unfiltered; as a host on "The Real," she's spoken openly about some personal topics, including body image, sex, and her miscarriage. And yet, even devout [...]

2020-06-29T10:04:20-05:00June 29, 2020|PV This Week|

WPRO-AM (Rhode Island): The George Floyd protests are sparking a surprising debate in black America

Omar Wasow is a researcher who works in a world of charts and data. But his analytical reserve cracked after watching a video ofĀ George Floyd dying while being arrestedĀ by police. ā€œI cried,ā€ says Wasow, an assistant professor of politics at Princeton University. ā€œI’m not without deep empathy for people’s anger. I feel that anger.ā€

2020-06-07T21:40:49-05:00June 7, 2020|PV This Week|