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PVAMU Nursing Alumnus Becomes Newest Member of U.S. Olympic Boxing Team

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (January 7, 2020) – Darius Fulghum leaves the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Boxing with a black eye and a blue belt. He became only the second No. 8 seed to emerge as trials champion. Fulghum, 23, graduated in May with a nursing degree from Prairie View A&M, and he noted [...]

Fort Worth’s First Youth Library to Be Named After PVAMU Alumnus

FORT WORTH (January 2, 2020) - Fort Worth is making headway toward building the first youth library in the city. The community voted to name the new library after the late Reby Cary (1920-2018), a Prairie View A&M alumnus who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history and political science.

PVAMU Alumnus Ken Houston Named to NFL 100 All-Time Team

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 13, 2019) - A pair of former Redskins greats -- cornerback Darrell Green and safety Ken Houston -- were named to the NFL 100 All-Time Team, the league announced Friday. Green and Houston made the cut along with legendary Redskins head coach Joe Gibbs, who led the franchise to all three of [...]

PVAMU Alumna Named 2019 CNN Hero of the Year

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (December 9, 2019) - Prairie View A&M University alumna Freweini Mebrahtu has been named the 2019 CNN Hero of the Year. Mebrahtu earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from PVAMU in 1992. She has dedicated her life to keeping girls in school by designing a reusable menstrual pad and trying to end [...]