Hometown: Houston, Texas Degree: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice What does being a first-generation college student mean to you? To me, being a first-gen college student means that I broke many generational curses placed by hardships on those before me.
Prairie View A&M University’s (PVAMU) first participation in the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship program has resulted in the selection of three PVAMU students for the 2021-22 school year. James L. Jones, Daniela Ruiz, and Jamahsis Hodge-Marshall will take part in the program, which is “dedicated to training the next generation of professionals to serve and empower [...]
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) Assistant Professor of Justice Studies Nabil Ouassini, Ph.D., has been awarded a fellowship from the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS). The fellowship, awarded annually to only four scholars at colleges and universities across the U.S., will allow Ouassini to travel to India to further his research on poverty and law enforcement in the [...]
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is spearheading a new multidisciplinary effort to help improve food security, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and social welfare in Africa. Led by Camille Gibson, interim dean of the College of Juvenile Justice, with the assistance of Godlove Fonjweng, executive director of the Office of International Programs, the Pacesetters Initiative will gradually link [...]
This spring, the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) hosted its first Conference for Interdisciplinary Student Research (CISR). Held virtually in place of what would have been the 16th Annual Research Symposium, CISR brought together students from various disciplines at PVAMU under the conference theme, “Globalized Governance: Improving Community Well-being and Trust.”
As part of its mission to help break intergenerational trauma, the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center formally launched its Teen Connect Parenting Program, an international parent education and support training initiative developed to improve the quality of parent-child relationships and youth behavior. The program comes at a time when many families, especially those in Black, Latino, immigrant [...]
Hometown: Montgomery, Alabama Degree: Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Minor in Communications What organization(s) were you a part of at PVAMU? I was a part of The Honors Program, Psychology Club/AbPsi Club, The Panther Newspaper, Mentoring Incoming Freshmen, and the American Marketing Association.
During my senior year of high school, my father sat me down to give me the news that no child would ever want to hear, especially at a prime time in their life. My father had stage 4 lung cancer. I couldn’t quite wrap my mind around it as my thoughts took off. Watching my [...]
This month, nearly 100 participants gathered for the Annual Royce West Forum and Virtual Lecture Series hosted by Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU). The virtual discussion focused on transforming families and communities across generations. Since 2007, the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center (TJCPC) at PVAMU has worked in close partnership with Senator Royce West (D-Dallas) and his [...]
The United States has witnessed a steep rise in reports, arrests, and media coverage of teachers’ sexual misconduct with students. A new study investigated the impact of perpetrators’ gender, sexuality, and age on perceptions of teacher sexual misconduct. The study found that responses to teachers’ misconduct varied according to certain characteristics, which can influence whether [...]
