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An interview with Dr. Jammieca D. Mott, PVAMU’s award-winning voice and opera director

Jammieca D. Mott, D.M.A. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 30, 2025) – Dr. Jammieca D. Mott, clinical associate professor of Voice and director of Voice and Opera at Prairie View A&M University, has earned national acclaim for her bold, ensemble-driven productions. Under her direction, PVAMU students have captured first place two years in a [...]

The Honors Impact

When Prairie View A&M University Honors Program Director Dr. Quincy C. Moore III posted a group photo of the spring Class of 2025 on LinkedIn, the caption said it all: ā€œThe Class of 2025 is ready to impact the world.ā€

Opinion| How PVAMU scientists are working to protect Texas from extreme weather

Image of Hurricane Milton from NOAA's GOES-16 satellite on Oct. 8, 2024. (Image credit: NOAA) In the quiet before the next hurricane, scientists at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) are hard at work not boarding up windows or stacking sandbags but running models, studying satellite imagery, and building early warning systems that could [...]

PVAMU senior honors Juneteenth with winning logo design

Amaya Moss PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 18, 2025) – As Juneteenth Houston celebrates historic African American culture around Houston, Prairie View A&M University senior Amaya Moss has a special connection. Moss, who graduates next May with a double major in architecture and construction science, has designed the logo for Juneteenth Houston in honor [...]

PVAMU mourns loss of senior kinesiology major Jackson Phillip Bailey

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 16, 2025) - Prairie View A&M University is saddened to share news of the passing of Jackson Phillip Bailey, a senior majoring in Kinesiology.Ā Ā  We extend our deepest sympathies to Jackson’s family, friends, classmates, and all who are grieving this immense loss. Jackson was a valued member of our university community, [...]

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First Graduate of PVAMU’s African American Studies Program paves way for future scholars

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 6, 2025) – What happens to the stories of our grandparents long after they’re gone? As a consequence of discriminatory systems that prevented the written record and safeguarding of the African American experience, much of what remains today are the remnants of oral tellings passed on from one generation to the [...]

Black Enterprise: PVAMU’s Drone Competition Team placed fourth in the 2025 Raytheon Autonomous Vehicle Challenge

Prairie View A&M's Drone Competition Team placed fourth in the 2025 Raytheon Autonomous Vehicle Challenge, which is a national competition that top engineering students from across the country participate in.

PVAMU’s Jaquavous Doucette appointed 2025-2026 TAMUS Student Regent

Jaquavous Doucette It is with great pride and excitement that I share an outstanding achievement for our university community: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jaquavous Doucette as the student regent for the Texas A&M University System for the 2025–2026 academic year. Jaquavous is only the second student from Prairie View A&M University to [...]

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 [...]

Opinion| SNCC Legacy Project brings Civil Rights icons to PVAMU as activists-in-residence

Wendell Paris Wendell Paris was just 16 when he was arrested for trespassing—simply for driving through a state park in Alabama. At the time, Black people were not allowed there. He and his lifelong friend Sammy Younge were both taken into custody. Paris grew up in Tuskegee, where he became a leader in [...]