HBCU News: Entergy Texas Awards $5K Scholarships to Future STEM Leaders
Among this year’s recipients are two Prairie View A&M University students who exemplify resilience, innovation, and drive to uplift their communities.
PVAMU student team earns top spot in national autonomous vehicle challenge
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 30, 2025) – The Prairie View A&M University Drone Competition Team has soared to new heights, placing fourth in the 2025 Raytheon Autonomous Vehicle Challenge — a national competition that brought together top engineering students from across the country. From left to right: Isaiah Maxwell, Jacob Range, London Williams, David
Faculty PROfiles: This PVAMU engineering professor is building the future of innovators
Noushin Ghaffari, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 27, 2025) - As an educator, professor and engineer, Dr. Noushin Ghaffari is all about forward focus. She is a champion of transferring knowledge to the next generation - how can we improve this? What innovation can be harnessed or creativity tapped into? In her classroom,
Double the Degrees, Double the Drive: PV Grad Jayven Jean-Louis Leaves a Lasting Legacy at PVAMU
Jayven Jean-Louis '25 When Jayven Jean-Louis steps onto the graduation stage at Prairie View A&M University this spring, he won't just be receiving one degree—but two. With a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Jean-Louis exemplifies what it means to fuse logic with creativity and
Turning the Tassle: PVAMU Grad Stories
Turning the tassel. It’s a milestone that signifies more than the close of a chapter. The much-anticipated moment marks the courageous beginning of a new one. Whether it’s preschool, high school, or college, graduation is always worth celebrating. But there’s something especially powerful about earning a college degree. It represents years of growth, grit, determination,
Graduating fifth-generation PVAMU legacy siblings honor late grandmother this Mother’s Day
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 9, 2025) – Graduation holds a special meaning when you are fifth-generation Prairie View A&M University legacies like siblings Walter McNeal III and Nia A. McNeal. Nia A. and Walter McNeal III '25 This Mother’s Day is particularly poignant—it marks the first one since their maternal grandmother, Florene Sherman
PVAMU students shine as finalists in 2025 HBCU Battle of the Brains
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 27, 2025) – Prairie View A&M University students showcased their skills and innovation at the 2025 HBCU Battle of the Brains, held earlier this month in Austin, Texas. Competing against 24 other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), the PVAMU team impressed judges and advanced to the top seven finalists in
From PVAMU To Powerhouse: Nikki Handy’s Panther Pride Pushed Her To Success
For Nikki Handy, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) wasn’t just a stop along the way—it was the launchpad for everything she has built today.
PVAMU Senior Nia McNeal: A Rising Star in Tech and Academia
Nia McNeal PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 17, 2025) – Prairie View A&M University senior Nia McNeal didn’t realize that playing on her mother’s Blackberry during “long” church services would be her first step toward a career in tech. It wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic, while she was in high school, that she saw