PVAMU’s new partnership with Aldine ISD establishes leadership academy for boys

Aldine ISD plans to open a leadership academy focused on closing the achievement gap for Black and Latino male students for the 2022-2023 school year, the district announced Tuesday. The Young Men’s Leadership Academy, a school of choice for grades one through eight, will seek to provide opportunities for boys of color to explore deeper

Buildings to be lit up blue at all 13 Texas A&M University System Campuses for World Teachers’ Day

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Blue lights will once again shine bright on Texas A&M University System campuses across the state Tuesday in recognition of World Teachers’ Day. The 11 universities in the A&M System, the RELLIS Campus in Bryan and the Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Texas A&M Health) will illuminate a total of 30

PVAMU alumna talks education, student impact on World Teachers’ Day

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (October 5, 2021) - In recognition of World Teachers’ Day on October 5, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) celebrates the career and accomplishments of graduate degree alumna Sebrina Shields-Taylor ‘01, whose more than 25 years of experience has earned her recognition as a stellar student advocate. Sebrina Shields-Taylor ‘01 “The

PV Grads: Simone Jarmon

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Summer 2021 Educational Administration Graduate Simone Jarmon traveled a long way from her hometown of Buffalo, New York, to pursue her Master of Education degree. After earning her Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education from Canisius College in Buffalo, she decided to explore graduate programs at Historically Black Colleges and

Prairie View A&M, Texas A&M form grad school exchange program

Texas A&M and Prairie View A&M universities will work together this fall to enhance graduate-level education through a five-year partnership. It launches with a teaching exchange program that will allow doctoral students of one college to teach at its partner institution to learn about their respective core undergraduate courses, according to a Friday release from

PVAMU alumna begins new role as Alief ISD area superintendent

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (July 8, 2021) - Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) alumna Cecilia Crear, Ed.D., ’95, ‘01, began her new role this summer as Alief I.S.D.’s area superintendent. Crear, who received her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology and master’s degree in educational administration from PVAMU, said she is excited about her new journey.

PVAMU’s Beverly Roberts tapped for The Texas A&M University System’s top teaching award

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 20, 2021) - “I haven't been teaching very long,” Beverly Roberts ’72 ’78 said. “I've only been teaching for 49 years.” Beverly Roberts ’72 ’78 It’s that kind of winning attitude that has led Roberts, Prairie View A&M University’s (PVAMU) interim director of Clinical Teaching and Field Experiences, to

PV Grads: Desiree DuBois

Hometown: Detroit, Michigan Degree: Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies Which organizations were you a part of at PVAMU? How did they deepen your college experience? I am currently vice president of the on-campus organization, Ball-N-Chain. We run a Stop The Violence/Anti-Bullying campaign. We travel to many different schools, universities, and conventions nationwide, bringing awareness to

Alvin ISD names new elementary school after PVAMU alumna

The Alvin Independent School District Board of Trustees approved their new elementary school #21 to be named Nichols-Mock Elementary School, after Ms. Wilma Fountain Mock and Ms. Debra Nichols. Mock is a native of Center, Texas and Nichols is a native of Nacogdoches, Texas. Mock was the very first Black teacher to be hired in

New $1.5M grant from Houston Endowment to help PVAMU bolster more teachers of color for long-term success

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - The work of Prairie View A&M University’s (PVAMU) Whitlowe R. Green College of Education (WRGCOE) will be significantly amplified, thanks to a $1.5 million Houston Endowment grant. Predicted to be one of the largest grants in the college’s 141-year history, funds will go toward advancing the college’s Educator Preparation Program, which

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