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Bestselling author, novelist Tayari Jones named PVAMU’s 2024-2025 Writer-in-Residence

ā€œIt’s among Tayari’s many gifts that she can touch us soul to soul with her words.ā€ – Oprah Winfrey Photo by Tyson Alan Horne PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 12, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University proudly announces that New York Times bestselling author Tayari Jones will serve as the 2024-2025 Toni Morrison Writer-in-Residence. [...]

PVAMU named Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leader by U.S. Department of State

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 10, 2024) — Prairie View A&M University is proud to be named a Fulbright Historically Black College and University Institutional Leader for 2024. Each year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognizes the engagement of HBCUs with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government's flagship international academic [...]

Introducing PVAMU’s PV CaresĀ© Student Success Model

As of Fall 2024, we have officially launched Prairie View A&M University's PV Cares© Initiative, a new student success model where every undergraduate student will be assigned a professional academic advisor, financial counselor and career coach, forming a care team associated with their college or school; and every graduate student will be assigned a financial [...]

PVAMU’s Class of 2028 welcomed as Panthers during Lighting & Pinning Ceremony

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 29, 2024) - On Friday, Aug. 23, Prairie View A&M University officially welcomed the Class of 2028 during the Lighting & Pinning Ceremony. The freshmen induction event was held in the William ā€œBillyā€ J. Nicks Sr. Building for the more than 2,000 Panthers beginning their journeys on ā€œThe [...]

Meet PVAMU’s Class of 2028: These first-year students are ready to change the world

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 27, 2024) - As the new academic year begins, Prairie View A&M University is excited to welcome the Class of 2028. Among the incoming 2,000-plus students are five exceptional individuals who bring a wealth of talent, ambition, and dedication to our campus. Their diverse backgrounds and aspirations reflect the spirit of [...]

PVAMU Panthers set to kick off 2024 football season with Labor Day Classic

https://www.youtube.com/live/dqiyhy73DlU?si=5Msfnn1WRiQcUlfJ Ā  PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 26, 2024) - As the anticipation builds for the 2024 football season, the Prairie View A&M Panthers are gearing up for an exciting home opener against Texas Southern in the annual Labor Day Classic on Aug. 31. With a 6 p.m. kickoff, Panther Stadium will be buzzing as fans [...]

2024-08-27T06:36:41-05:00August 26, 2024|Athletics, Events, HBCU News, Latest News, Staff News, Student News|

Houston Chronicle: PVAMU unveils PV Cares; undergrads to receive ‘care’ package of advisers to help through college

Ayana Hall left her family and friends back home in Chicago, but she’ll have a team of at least three people she can consult with as her freshman year starts at Prairie View A&M University. She’ll have a designated financial counselor, an academic adviser and a career coach. None of them are a given at [...]

2024-08-22T10:14:56-05:00August 22, 2024|Latest News, PV in the News, Staff News, Student News|

PVAMU seniors honored as White House HBCU Scholars

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 15, 2024) - In a landmark achievement, two of Prairie View A&M University’s outstanding students have been named 2024 White House HBCU Scholars. They join a distinguished cohort of the brightest minds selected from 77 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the nation. This prestigious recognition, now in its 10th [...]

Fox 26 Houston: Prairie View A&M Panthers gear up for football season

The Prairie View A&M Panthers are gearing up for the football season. Fox 26 Houston's Nate Griffin is with the team's head coach to discuss their preparations and what to expect from the upcoming games.

This PVAMU MBA student is leading an award-winning global multimedia company

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – As a Nigerian growing up in Houston, Prairie View A&M University graduate student Eno Oduok didn't see many opportunities around her for Nigerian creatives. "There was minimal representation and limited opportunities in nontraditional and overlooked professions, such as graphic design, communications, public relations, and culinary. I didn't see it in person [...]