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PVAMU Director of Disability Services named TACUSPA Mid-Level Professional of the Year

Belinda Lewis '97 '98 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 13, 2024) - Belinda Lewis, a Prairie View A&M University alumna of the Classes of 1997 and 1998, personifies "excellence lives here" as she serves students as the Director of the Office of Disability Services. She was recently honored by the Texas Association for College [...]

2024-11-13T10:07:43-06:00November 13, 2024|Alumni News, Higher Education, News, Staff News, Student Affairs|

Opinion| Libraries were created for the public good

As the 2024 election ushers in a new administration, libraries must advocate strongly for their role as independent, neutral spaces that foster free access to information for all people. In the 2024 legislative sessions, a record number of bills were introduced that threaten library protections and freedom of access. Those include proposals to remove legal [...]

2024-11-13T09:40:32-06:00November 13, 2024|John B. Coleman Library, News, Opinions, Staff News|

PVAMU leads inaugural national infrastructure event

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 11, 2024) – Prairie View A&M University is excited to announce the first-ever Virtual National Center for Infrastructure Transformation (NCIT) Colloquium, set to take place November 12-14. This first-of-its-kind event will bring together leaders, researchers, and stakeholders from across the infrastructure field to explore NCIT’s groundbreaking research and programs. PVAMU leads [...]

PVAMU awarded $8 million for cutting-edge AI, big data research project

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 30, 2024) - The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Prairie View A&M University an $8 million grant for a new research project focused on advanced data analysis and artificial intelligence. The project, titled ā€œCREDIT+: Advancing Data Analysis for Mission-Critical Applications in the Era of Artificial Intelligence,ā€ is led by Dr. [...]

Panthers overcome Lions in thrilling homecoming game victory

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas -- Behind an impressive defensive performance that kept the Texas A&M-Commerce offense to 98 rushing yards, Prairie View A&M took down the Lions 34-27 for their homecoming game.

2024-10-27T08:34:46-05:00October 27, 2024|Athletics, Events, Latest News, Staff News, Student News|

Prairie View A&M, Texas A&M awarded $2.9 million for biomedical research training program

A multidisciplinary team fromĀ Prairie View A&M UniversityĀ (PVAMU) andĀ Texas A&M UniversityĀ recently received funding from theĀ National Institutes of HealthĀ (NIH) to administer an Institutional Research and Academic Career Development program (IRACDA). The $2.9 million IRACDA award is intended to support collaboration between research-intensive colleges and universities and historically mission-driven institutions that educate underrepresented groups. IRACDA programs train biomedical [...]

PVAMU awarded $1.2M grant to expand, diversify educational diagnosticians in Texas

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 16, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University has been awarded a $1,243,372 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs to launch Project iSPREAD-ED: Innovative and Sustainable Practices for Recruiting, Educating, and Diversifying Educational Diagnosticians. The initiative is aimed at increasing the number of highly qualified, culturally [...]

Q&A on mental health with PVAMU’s Visiting Scholar Dr. LaDrea Ingram

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 11, 2024) – Fresh on the heels of World Mental Health Day, Prairie View A&M University visiting scholar Dr. LaDrea Ingram advises practicing self-care and self-love. Currently, Dr. LaDrea Ingram is an associate research scientist in public health at Yale School of Public Health. She joined PVAMU's School of Public and [...]

TWOTH: PVAMU President Tomikia P. LeGrande’s Tour around DFW

During 2024 State Fair Classic week, Prairie View A&M University President Tomikia P. LeGrande made an indelible mark on the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, forging new connections and excitement over the University's bright future ahead. Events included a Conversation with the President, a Top Donors Reception, a fireside chat with Paul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell, [...]

PVAMU shatters enrollment record with new student support initiative

Ā  PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 3, 2024) – Prairie View A&M University has achieved record-breaking enrollment for the fall 2024 semester, reaching 9,893 students, surpassing the previous high of 9,516 set in 2018. University officials largely credit this significant increase to the new PV Cares initiative, which provides crucial support to undergraduate and graduate students. [...]