PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 4, 2023) – The Special Collections & Archives Department at Prairie View A&M University has received a $450,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The funds helped establish the Digital PV Panther Project, which aims to eliminate the silences and erasures surrounding the history of PVAMU. The project is
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 31, 2023) - Prairie View A&M University senior Jayven Jean-Louis was selected as a Yard Ambassador & Influencer (YA&I) for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Established in 1987, the TMCF is the nation’s largest organization, exclusively representing the black college community. In 2022, TMCF established the YA&I program to engage student
On March 22, Prairie View A&M University honored its founders and celebrated the extraordinary academic achievements of its students during the 2023 Founders’ Day and Honors Recognition Convocation. More than 6,000 students were recognized during the event for earning between a 3.0 and 4.0 GPA. The College of Business hosted this year’s program. Alumnus Arturis
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 14, 2023) - For some Prairie View A&M University Panthers, it wasn’t just about the first-class education they received during their time on “The Hill.” Many were also fortunate to meet their spouses and significant others during their careers as students. Here are this year’s featured “Couple of Panthers” just in
Harmon Kelley, M.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 1, 2023) - Prairie View A&M University and the Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts & Sciences note with sadness the passing of our esteemed alumnus, Harmon W. Kelley, M.D., FOCAG. Dr. Harmon W. Kelly is the brother of a former dean of
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 26, 2023) - “Today, we salute the life of an extraordinary man.” (Ret.) Lieutenant Colonel Benny L. Lockett ’61 exemplified a lifelong devotion to serving others. On Jan. 18, Prairie View A&M University’s Office of the President, College of Agriculture and Human Sciences dignitaries, as well as family and friends gathered
HOUSTON (Jan. 10, 2023) - American history celebrates Mary Eliza Mahoney as the first Black woman to become a licensed nurse in the US. Mahoney, the daughter of former slaves, was initially prohibited from attaining a formal nursing education. She worked in the New England Hospital for Women and Children for 15 years as a
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Two-thousand and twenty-two – what a year for Prairie View A&M University! As 2023 begins, let’s look at the most notable items accomplished on “The Hill” over the last 365 days. 1. PVAMU achieved the prestigious Carnegie R2 Classification. PVAMU kicked off 2022 with a bang. The University attained
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Dec. 13, 2022) – More than 640 proud students graduated on Dec. 10 during Prairie View A&M University’s 27th Fall Commencement Convocation. The number marks the University’s highest number of fall graduates in recent history. The featured commencement speaker was Cornel West, a pre-eminent American philosopher, political activist and social critic. For