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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy: The Fierce Urgency of Service

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 18, 2020) - “…all life is interrelated…somehow we’re caught in an inescapable network of mutuality tied in a single garment of destiny.  Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly.” This month, we celebrate the 91st birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He said the above words in 1962 at [...]

The Texas Observer Pens TIPHC Director’s Book as One of the “Best of the Decade”

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 13, 2020) - The Texas Observer listed "Thursday Night Lights," a book about the passion, drama, and remarkable accomplishments of African American high school football players and coaches in segregated Texas, as one of its top 30 Texas novels published between January 2010 and December 2019. It was written by Michael [...]

Lewter Appointed to the City of Houston’s LGBTQ Advisory Board

Assistant Director of Student Engagement Charles Lewter, IV has been appointed to the city of Houston's  LGBTQ Advisory Board. "I am elated about the opportunity to serve!  It’s my belief that all students matriculating at Prairie View A&M University should experience an enriching college journey regardless of their faith, gender and sexuality. Diversity and Inclusion [...]

KPVU-91.3 FM Awarded $500,000 CPB Grant

The Corporation for Public Broadcasters (CPB) awarded KPVU 91.3 FM a $500,000 grant to develop an "Urban Alternative" music format. The grant requires KPVU, which is housed on the campus of Prairie View A&M University, to transition from a jazz format to genres that include hip-hop, R&B, neo-soul, house, and world music. For decades, a mixture [...]

PVAMU Students Selected as USDA/1890 National Scholars

PVAMU USDA/1890 National Scholars Prairie View A&M University is pleased to recognize the latest Panthers selected as USDA/1890 National Scholars by the United States Department of Agriculture. Kyla Faith Peer was selected by the Foreign Agriculture Service as a USDA/1890 National Scholar.  She is a Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) freshman Agriculture major, focusing in Agribusiness [...]