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PVAMU hosts national Honors Programs conference, inspiring student excellence, innovation

https://youtu.be/a4ERLX9iWWc?si=P4EhlP2rSf2BfMoa Ā  PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 18, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University proudly hosted the 33rd Annual Conference for the National Association of African American Honors Programs (NAAAHP) earlier this month, drawing student scholars, faculty and professionals from Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the country. The conference theme, ā€œElevating the State of Honors [...]

New SGA President to PVAMU: What will you do today to change the future?

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 7, 2024) – Prairie View A&M University’s new president of the Student Government Association, senior Jasmine Jeffries, ran for office to ā€œfoster a culture of student advocacy for PVAMU students.ā€ Jeffries, in the Honors Program and on track to graduate next year with a BA in communications and a minor in [...]

PVAMU celebrates recipients of 2024 Faculty and Staff Awards

PVAMU President Tomikia P. LeGrande (left) and Harriette Howard-Lee Block (right), Associate Professor of Biology and winner of the 2024 Presidential Award for Outstanding Achievement as a Faculty Member PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 29, 2024) - The theme of Prairie View A&M University’s 2024 Faculty and Staff Conference was ā€œA Journey to [...]

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 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 [...]

A PVAMU professor’s legacy of love, mentorship

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (June 14, 2024) - Ask Dr. Quincy Moore to describe his relationship with his students, and he’ll tell you a unique perspective: he’s been asked to be a godfather, been to some of their weddings, written recommendation letters, check-in emails, and met up with them for coffee or a meal when he [...]

PV Grad Imani Titus is ready to conquer the educational system

Imani Titus '24 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Growing up in a lower-income community in Houston, Imani Titus envisioned her life taking a different path and felt destined for great things at a young age. Surprisingly, Imani’s original plans didn’t include attending Prairie View A&M University. Having spent years surrounded by PVAMU alums, Imani’s [...]

The PV Grad Club

The 1985 classic "The Breakfast Club" defied expectations, showcasing a tale of unexpected connections. It follows a disparate group of students who, despite attending the same school, remain strangers until circumstances bring them together. Through an interesting day spent in each other's company, they discover common ground, forging bonds that transcend their differences.

First-Gen Forward: William McPhail Jr. is repurposing sacrifice into triumph

William McPhail Jr. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 17, 2024) - Some people take years to find their purpose, the thing that gives them direction and meaning. But others, like William McPhail Jr., are born with a veil, gifted with the vision to see their destiny from day one. ā€œI have always been interested [...]

WATCH: TEDxPVAMU ā€˜Living in Color’ debuts on TEDx platform

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 8, 2024) - ā€œTo live in color means to move through moments, challenges, decisions and goals with a childlike presence.ā€ That was the backdrop for Prairie View A&M University’s fourth TED talk, ā€œLiving in Color,ā€ hosted on Feb. 28. TEDxPVAMU debuted on PVAMU’s YouTube channel today, as well as [...]