PVAMU Engineering Complex PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 9, 2026) — Artificial intelligence is reshaping how the nation approaches everything from cybersecurity to advanced manufacturing, and Prairie View A&M University is now receiving $9.9 million to help shape that future. The U.S. Department of War, through the U.S. Army Materiel Command, awarded PVAMU
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 8, 2026) – Prairie View A&M University President Tomikia P. LeGrande, Ed.D., will be honored with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s Educational Leadership Award during the organization’s 39th Anniversary Gala on Sept. 12 in Washington, D.C. TMCF announced Dr. LeGrande among the honorees for this year’s gala, which brings
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 31, 2026) — Prairie View A&M University has named Jim Anderson, vice president of North American Ecosystem at Google Cloud, as its second Presidential Executive-in-Residence, bringing a nationally recognized technology executive to campus to engage students and faculty on artificial intelligence, cloud computing, data analytics, leadership and the future of work.
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 31, 2026) – Award-winning poet Nikky Finney is Prairie View A&M University’s Toni Morrison Writing Program’s Writer-in-Residence for this academic year. The acclaimed poet and social justice advocate joins PVAMU’s literary community as the University celebrates its sesquicentennial, bringing decades of experience as a writer, educator and mentor to the
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 28, 2026) – Prairie View A&M University is the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in Texas to offer a Master of Science in Data Science and Engineering (MSDSE), launching its inaugural cohort this fall. Housed in the Roy G. Perry College of Engineering’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering,
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 19, 2026) – Prairie View A&M University is giving students a new way to understand what they naturally do best and how those strengths can help them succeed in college, careers and life. PantherStrengths, PVAMU’s name for Gallup’s CliftonStrengths program, is launching with support from a $1.4 million, two-year investment
Mr. Fred Allen Bragg PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 12, 2026) — Prairie View A&M University is remembering Fred Allen Bragg, a beloved member of the University community whose nearly three decades of dedicated service left a lasting impact on generations of students and colleagues. Bragg joined Prairie View A&M in 1998 as
As Summer Commencement launches the University's Sesquicentennial celebration, the ceremony reflects a legacy built by generations of Panthers and the promise of those still to come. Prairie View, Texas | August 6, 2026 The applause lasts only a few moments after names are called and degrees are conferred. Families cheer, cameras flash,
Members of PVAMU's choir perform in the 1980s. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (August 3, 2026) - For 150 years, music has given voice to the Prairie View A&M University story through chapel services, commencement ceremonies, concert halls, and athletic traditions. As PVAMU commemorates its historic Sesquicentennial Celebration, that tradition will take center stage
Behind every thriving university is a commitment to its greatest asset: its students. Prairie View A&M University is strengthening that commitment with the appointment of two accomplished higher education leaders whose experience, vision, and dedication to student success will help shape the Panther experience for years to come. Effective Sept. 1, 2026, Dr. Fran'Cee Brown-McClure