WATCH: PVAMU 2026 Founders’ Day and Honors Recognition Convocation
Prairie View A&M University’s Founders’ Day and Honors Recognition Convocation celebrates the founding of the University and the extraordinary academic achievements of its students.
PVAMU Honors student sets sights on career in law
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 17, 2026) – Prairie View A&M University Honors student Makiya Corde Minney was known as "Dr. Kiya" growing up – she always wanted to be a cardiologist. Makiya Corde Minney That is, until she learned she has emetophobia – an intense fear of vomiting. Since then, taking early college
PVAMU Panthers capture SWAC Championship, advance to NCAA Tournament
PVPanthers.com PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 14, 2026) — The Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball team is headed to the national stage as they prepare to face Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball in the opening round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament on Wednesday evening in Dayton. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:40
PVAMU professor leads outreach to support sustainable farming in the South
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 9, 2026) — As Women’s History Month celebrates the theme “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future,” Prairie View A&M University researcher Dr. Therese Pennell is helping farmers across the South adopt more sustainable agricultural practices. Therese Pennell, PhD Dr. Pennell, an associate professor in the Marvin D.
KBTX: PVAMU students march to the polls in campus voting push
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (KBTX) - Hundreds of students at Prairie View A&M University marched from the outskirts of campus to the Memorial Student Center on Tuesday as part of a “March to the Polls” event organized by the university’s Student Government Association. Polls close at 7 p.m. Students, faculty and athletes took part in the
PVAMU graduate student’s software innovation earns national recognition
Jabin Wade II PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 26, 2026) – Jabin Wade II, a Prairie View A&M University graduate student in computer science, is taking the lessons he learned on campus to new heights, reaching all the way into space exploration. Wade received the Innovation of the Month Award at CACI International, a
Five Years, 23 Gilman Scholars: PVAMU’s Expanding Global Impact
PVAMU Student Amri Williams in Thailand PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 25, 2026) – The March 2026 application cycle for the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is now open as Prairie View A&M University continues to build momentum in global learning and student achievement. Over the past five years, 23 PVAMU Panthers have received
PVAMU’s Marching Storm featured in Trail Blazers’ HBCU celebration
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 24, 2026) – The Prairie View A&M University Marching Storm traveled to Portland, Oregon, Feb. 19-21 to take part in the third annual HBCU to the Pros Weekend, hosted by the Portland Trail Blazers and presented by Alaska Airlines.For the first time in the event’s history, two HBCU marching bands were
Democracy, leadership, legacy come alive at PVAMU’s ‘State of The Hill’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCstUO-Sdm0 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 19, 2026) – Democracy came alive at Prairie View A&M University during "State of the Hill," when students exemplified leadership and legacy rooted in a democratic spirit. Themed, "Your Voice. Your Hill. Your Legacy," the PVAMU Student Government Association's (SGA) annual address featured an invocation by SGA Chaplain Corey
Couple of Panthers: The Washingtons’ PVAMU Love Story
Love bloomed on The Hill. In this special edition of A Couple of Panthers: A Bouquet of Love, we highlight Michael and Kim Washington — proud alumni of Prairie View A&M University whose love story began at Prairie View and continues to flourish today. Michael graduated in 1994 with a degree in Chemical Engineering, and