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‘You all have jobs. Today.’ A defining moment for future PVAMU educators

There are moments that don’t feel real until years later, when you’re standing in your purpose and realize someone once spoke it over you before you believed it yourself. On March 26, 2026, a group of soon-to-be educators from the Whitlowe R. Green College of Education at Prairie View A&M University experienced one of those defining moments. [...]

‘You all have jobs. Today.’ A defining moment for future PVAMU educators2026-03-30T15:16:14-05:00

PV Grad Patt Williams: A Journey of Rediscovery, Resilience, and Representation at 60

My PhD journey was anything but traditional. I began this chapter at the age of 60, after being out of school for 35 years. When I earned my master’s degree in 1986, computers were not yet a part of everyday academic life. I vividly remember submitting punch cards in the computer lab to process data [...]

PV Grad Patt Williams: A Journey of Rediscovery, Resilience, and Representation at 602025-12-08T10:09:32-06:00

PV Grad Angela T. Sanders: My Journey to the Ph.D.

My journey to earning a Doctor of Philosophy at Prairie View A&M University is a testimony of faith, resilience, and purpose. I was literally born and raised in public housing in Marianna, Arkansas, the sixth of nine children. My mother, Rosie Lee Sanders, a woman of extraordinary courage, returned to school after a divorce, earning [...]

PV Grad Angela T. Sanders: My Journey to the Ph.D.2025-12-08T10:08:46-06:00

Whitlowe R. Green College of Education shines in PVAMU’s 2025 Homecoming Giving Challenge

Homecoming at Prairie View A&M University is more than a time of celebration; it’s a cherished Panther tradition that unites alumni, students, faculty, and staff in shared pride, legacy, and purpose. This year, that spirit of unity and giving was once again amplified through the Homecoming Giving Challenge, an annual university-wide fundraising initiative that transforms Panther [...]

Whitlowe R. Green College of Education shines in PVAMU’s 2025 Homecoming Giving Challenge2025-11-26T10:08:27-06:00

Dean Bartee marks first 100 days with Homecoming announcement to support future educators

The EDU Ledger (Oct. 30, 2025) – Amid the excitement of homecoming festivities at Prairie View A&M University, Dr. RoSusan D. Bartee delivered news that would ripple far beyond the weekend’s celebrations: the launch of a transformative student support fund designed to eliminate financial barriers for future educators.

Dean Bartee marks first 100 days with Homecoming announcement to support future educators2025-10-30T10:38:32-05:00

PV Grad Ruchika Gupta’s journey to change how the world heals

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.

PV Grad Ruchika Gupta’s journey to change how the world heals2025-05-19T09:29:23-05:00

New teacher residency program to boost teacher diversity, transform under-resourced classrooms

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.

New teacher residency program to boost teacher diversity, transform under-resourced classrooms2024-11-14T10:26:33-06:00

PVAMU awarded $1.2M grant to expand, diversify educational diagnosticians in Texas

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 [...]

PVAMU awarded $1.2M grant to expand, diversify educational diagnosticians in Texas2024-10-16T10:00:03-05:00