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PVAMU celebrates founders, more than 5,000 students with academic honors

2023 Student Recipients PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 19, 2024) - Prairie View A&M University will celebrate its founding while honoring 5,560 students for their academic efforts at the 2024 Founders’ Day and Honors Recognition Convocation. The Whitlowe R. Green College of Education will host this year’s Convocation on Wednesday, March 20, at 10 [...]

First-Gen Forward: Dina Tekle is closing gaps in medical research, women in STEM

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 18, 2024) – ā€œPrairie View Produces Productive Peopleā€ is how the adage goes. Dina Tekle, a senior biology student at Prairie View A&M set to graduate this spring, is redefining it: being a woman in medical research and working to close gaps in knowledge in the understanding of diseases and illness. [...]

ā€˜Living in Color’: Fourth TEDxPVAMU event planned this month

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Feb. 8, 2024) – Prairie View A&M University will host its fourth TEDxPVAMU talk on Feb. 28. Six scheduled speakers will discuss topics related to the theme for the TED talk, Living in Color. The idea behind the theme is to embrace curiosity, boldness and creativity and face challenges with a solution-oriented [...]

PVAMU student Rejoice Adekoya honored as ā€˜Rising Future Maker’ by AT&T

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 19, 2024) – AT&T Dream in Black recognizes Prairie View A&M University student Rejoice Adekoya, a junior nursing major, as a recipient of the 2023 Rising Future Makers award, a showcase dedicated to up-and-coming influential leaders in Historically Black Colleges and Universities. ā€œReceiving this award holds profound significance for me, serving [...]

PVAMU’s Top 15 Moments of 2023

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Dec. 22, 2023) - 2023 was a remarkable year for Prairie View A&M University! Here are some of the most significant achievements captured during the past 365 days right here on ā€œThe Hill.ā€ Prairie View A&M University achieves the prestigious designation as ā€˜Innovation and Economic Prosperity University.’ The Association of Public [...]

Early Career Unlocked: Your Personal Brand: Going Beyond Reach on Early Career Unlocked

Meet Dr. Quincy Moore III, a Professor in the Biology Department and Director of the Honors Program at Prairie View A&M University and the President of the National Association of African American Honors Program. In this episode, he shares about amplifying your personal brand so that you can stand out as a candidate or employee. [...]

These student leaders of PVAMU’s Undergraduate Medical Academy are illuminating a path of excellence

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Dec. 12, 2023) – Call it a collaboration of groundbreaking proportions. The Texas Undergraduate Medical Academy was established in 2004 and represents the partnership between Prairie View A&M University and Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Medicine. The prestigious program attracts students interested in careers as physicians, dentists, veterinarians, and pharmacists. [...]

First-Gen Forward: Martaesia Fisher is achieving a generational dream

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 9, 2023) - Dreaming of crossing the stage and earning a bachelor's degree is one thing. But the entire process can be confusing when you're the first in your family to attend college. Prairie View A&M University junior computer science major Martaesia Fisher knew she wanted to go to college in [...]

Transformation Starts at PVAMU: Meet Reagan Hagewood

Transformation starts at Prairie View A&M University. Meet Reagan Hagewood, a senior biology major and Honors Program student from Nashville, Tennessee. Reagan also holds the coveted title of being a 2023 White House HBCU Scholar. According to Reagan, PVAMU has a transformative student experience, and she wouldn't trade it for the world.