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Meet PVAMU’s new BCAS Development and Philanthropy Board Chairman

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Dec. 9, 2025) - Prairie View A&M University has long been a place where legacies are shaped and futures are claimed. Carlos Wallace, BCAS Development and Philanthropy Board Chair Within the Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences, generations of thinkers, builders, and visionaries have been [...]

PVAMU heads to Atlanta for 2025 Cricket Celebration Bowl

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Dec. 8, 2025) - Fresh off a commanding win on championship weekend, the Prairie View A&M Panthers are officially Atlanta-bound. PVAMU punched its ticket to the 2025 Cricket Celebration Bowl by defeating Jackson State on Saturday, December 6, in the SWAC Championship, capping an electric afternoon at Veteran Stadium in Jackson, Miss., [...]

2025-12-08T08:46:34-06:00December 8, 2025|Athletics, HBCU News, Latest News, Staff News, Student News|

Rooted Together: PVAMU Unites Global Voices at International Festival

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Dec. 3, 2025) – Prairie View A&M University came alive on Thursday, November 20, as the Office of International Programs hosted its annual International Festival. The Recreation Center became a vibrant hub celebrating global heritage and shared connection. Under the theme ā€œRooted Together: Different Origins, Same Ground,ā€ the festival invited the campus [...]

2025-12-05T14:33:59-06:00December 3, 2025|Events, International Impact, News, Staff News, Student News|

PV Grad Patt Williams: A Journey of Rediscovery, Resilience, and Representation at 60

My PhD journey was anything but traditional. I began this chapter at the age of 60, after being out of school for 35 years. When I earned my master’s degree in 1986, computers were not yet a part of everyday academic life. I vividly remember submitting punch cards in the computer lab to process data [...]

Whitlowe R. Green College of Education shines in PVAMU’s 2025 Homecoming Giving Challenge

Pictured: (l-r) Jeff Shaw, vice president for University Advancement; Whitlowe R. Green College of Education Dean Dr. RoSusan D. Bartee; Lorie Proctor ā€˜04, director of the Annual Fund PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (November 2025) — Homecoming at Prairie View A&M University is more than a time of celebration; it’s a cherished Panther tradition that [...]

PVAMU professor, program leader receive Regents Professor, Fellow Awards

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 25, 2025) – Prairie View A&M University is represented among this year’s Texas A&M University System honorees, with one faculty member and one extension professional selected for prestigious regents-level distinctions. Aliakbar Montazer Haghighi, Ph.D. The Texas A&M University System’s Board of Regents approved the designation of 17 faculty members [...]

PVAMU’s newest endowed professor is transforming STEM education

Prairie View A&M University’s proud legacy of producing leaders is a beacon. It drew Torina Lewis, PhD, from Rhode Island to Texas in January 2024 to advance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through community engagement and multidisciplinary innovation. Now, she is the director of the Science Innovation Demonstration Laboratory and an endowed professor at [...]

PVAMU leads $750K project to address flood, air quality challenges in Southeast Texas

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 13, 2025) – Southeast Texas communities are no strangers to flooding, industrial pollution, and the growing challenges of climate change. Prairie View A&M University is stepping up to help. Noel Estwick, Ph.D. Dr. Noel Estwick, assistant professor and research scientist in PVAMU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, [...]

PVAMU’s new scholar-in-residence, Dr. Princess Williams, continues her mission to empower voters

Princess H. Williams, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 3, 2025) – She couldn’t vote yet. So, she registered her entire family. Dr. Princess Williams has been empowering others’ voting rights since high school. Prairie View A&M University’s first Scholar-in-Residence at the Ruth J. Simmons Center for Race and Justice is a lifelong political [...]

PVAMU coach to buy tickets for government shutdown-impacted fans

The federal government shutdown has had a tremendous impact on thousands of people — but one HBCU coach is looking to provide some assistance. Prairie View A&M head coach Tremaine Jackson has agreed to pay for 100 tickets for furloughed government workers for his team’s next game.

2025-11-03T09:10:28-06:00October 31, 2025|Athletics, HBCU News, News, PV in the News, Staff News|