Looking in the mirror, Ruchika Gupta remembers what she saw—and how she felt: frustrated by health challenges that led to weight gain and constant body pain. She still hears the echoes of recent body-shaming experiences and her own inner critic tearing down her self-confidence. More than anything, she just wanted to feel like herself again.
Prairie View A&M University is launching an ambitious teacher residency initiative to address a critical need: providing quality educators in hard-to-staff schools while increasing teacher diversity. Through the Panther Teacher Education Residency Model (pantherTERM), PVAMU is set to prepare a new wave of educators ready to make a lasting impact.
Prairie View A&M University has been awarded a $1,243,372 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs to launch Project iSPREAD-ED: Innovative and Sustainable Practices for Recruiting, Educating, and Diversifying Educational Diagnosticians. The initiative is aimed at increasing the number of highly qualified, culturally responsive educational diagnosticians in the field, with [...]
Prairie View A&M University is proud to announce the induction of distinguished alumni Ernest and Floretta Collins ‘66 into the 2024 National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame. This honor celebrates their exceptional contributions to community service, agriculture, education, and youth development, highlighting their dedication to positively impacting the PVAMU community and beyond.
Prairie View A&M University graduate student James A. Whitcomb Jr. has been named Rookie Teacher of the Year at Clark Elementary School, part of Spring Independent School District, where he teaches fifth grade English. Currently a second-year graduate student at PVAMU, Mr. Whitcomb will earn his master’s in curriculum and instruction on May 10.
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).
