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African-­American Studies Initiative Awarded $1 Million in Grants and Gifts

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) a grant of $500,000 to support its effort to establish an African-­‐American Studies Initiative which will be housed in its Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences. Inspired by the Mellon Foundation award, an anonymous donor pledged an added [...]

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 [...]

PV County Agent Impacting Marriages in Fort Bend

Prairie View A&M University Cooperative Extension of Fort Bend County, Family, and Community Health, will be offering a Marriage and Relationship series (Marriage Matters) designed for those preparing for marriage. This series will cover topics for those who are engaged, seriously dating couples, and married couples.

Prairie View Ranks Top in Starting Salaries of Graduates

Prairie View A&M University can now add two more accolades to the admission material: as a producer of graduates with some of the highest initial earning potential in all Historically Black Colleges and University's (HBCU) and also in the state of Texas. EdSmart.org ranked the Top Historically Black Colleges by Starting Average Salary, where students earn [...]

PVAMU Alumna Tiva Deville Building the Future of America

Tiva Deville is the executive director of Future Professionals of America, a nonprofit organization that was established to provide educational consultation services which would benefit those who desire to further their education to college, vocational school, and graduate school level in the Metroplex.

One Year after Hurricane Harvey, Extension Agent Still Helping Residents

A year ago, Hurricane Harvey devastated southeast Texas including Houston and its surrounding areas, and today, recovery efforts are ongoing. “Resident needs and the needs of those who were impacted are still at an all-time high,” said Prairie View &M University alumnus and Liberty County Extension Agent James Motton II. “With the help [...]