PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Sept. 15, 2023) – On Tuesday, Sept. 12, PVAMU hosted a conversation with Ruth J. Simmons, the 8th President of Prairie View A&M University, and Julieanna Richardson, Founder and President of The HistoryMakers. The two discussed Dr. Simmons’ highly anticipated memoir, “Up Home: One Girl’s Journey,” in front of students, faculty, staff, and members of the PVAMU community.

“Up Home: One Girl’s Journey” details Simmons’ extraordinary life, from her humble beginnings in East Texas to her historic accolades in the field of higher education.

“Up Home is both an origin story set in the segregated South and the uplifting chronicle of a girl whose intellect, grace and curiosity guide her as she creates a place for herself in the world.”

Visit www.YouTube.com/PVAMU to watch this week’s entire conversation. “Up Home: One Girl’s Journey” is available online and in stores.

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Up Home Event with Ruth Simmons
Up Home Event with Ruth Simmons
Up Home Event with Ruth Simmons
Up Home Event with Ruth Simmons
Up Home Event with Ruth Simmons
Up Home Event with Ruth Simmons
Up Home Event with Ruth Simmons
Up Home Event with Ruth Simmons
Up Home Event with Ruth Simmons
Up Home Event with Ruth Simmons
Up Home Event with Ruth Simmons
Up Home Event with Ruth Simmons
Up Home Event with Ruth Simmons
Up Home Event with Ruth Simmons
Up Home Event with Ruth Simmons
Up Home Event with Ruth Simmons

Photos by Nicholas Hunt, PVAMU Marketing and Communications