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 rebellious spirit led her to select Howard University as [...]
Prairie View A&M University first-year student Bertrice Askew’s winning essay on the American pianist and composer Thomas Wiggins, a blind musical prodigy born into slavery, struck a chord, perhaps because it was as vulnerable as courageous.
In a triumphant celebration of academic excellence and dedication to shaping the future of education, the Panther Teaching Academy team at Prairie View A&M University enjoyed recognition for receiving the prestigious 2023-2024 Chancellor’s Academy of Teacher Educators award at The Texas A&M University System Chancellor’s Century Council banquet.
In today’s rapidly evolving academic landscape, discussions surrounding the diverse fabric of higher education have grown to encompass a variety of crucial elements, such as curriculum development, research methodologies and student support services. Among these, the concept of “belonging” emerges as a fundamental yet often overlooked aspect. For faculty members and students, how do they [...]
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 a.m. in the William “Billy” J. Nicks, Sr. Building (Baby Dome).
Fred A. Bonner II, Ed.D., endowed chair in educational leadership in the Whitlowe R. Green College of Education at Prairie View A&M University, knows his success story as a Black man in America is a rare one. So, the Jefferson, Texas native published “Academically Gifted African American Male College Students” to chronicle his journey. With [...]
Nationwide, various factors, from increasing school violence to low salaries in the face of rising inflation, are fueling teacher shortages. But there are those who still love to teach and believe in the profession.
I am pleased to announce Dr. Anthony Harris as the interim dean of the Whitlowe R. Green College of Education, effective August 15, 2023. Harris brings to the position administrative and academic experience commensurate with this appointment.
Elizabeth Jean Brumfield began her Prairie View A&M University journey 17 years ago, not as a student, but as an employee—she is the Distance Services Librarian and Head of the Northwest Houston Center’s John B. Coleman Library.
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) and Texas A&M University (Texas A&M) are awarding $600,000 to 15 teams of PVAMU-Texas A&M faculty investigators who belong to the third cohort under the 2023 Panther Research and Innovation for Scholarly Excellence (PRISE) grant program.
