Each year, major cities in the U.S. become increasingly expensive to live in for a number of reasons – market changes, inflation, and the cost of property maintenance, to name a few. Unfortunately, researchers say this overall trend does not favor minority residents. According to the Center for American Progress, “significant disparities still exist between [...]
Armony dos Santos Panighello is an Angolan and Italian student who came to the U.S. to further her education and build a better life. “I came to the U.S. not knowing how to speak a word of English, mainly intending to go to college. It was not easy; however, today, I have an Associate degree in [...]
One Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) alumna and staff member-turned-graduate-student will soon be making a difference for the next generation of Houston leaders. Yolanda Gross '98, the program coordinator for PVAMU’s Office of Parent and Family Programs, has been selected to serve as an advisor to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner as part of the Mayor’s [...]
Tracey L. Moore, Digital Media Arts Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture (SOA) at Prairie View A&M University, was recently nominated to serve as an inaugural Harris County African-American History and Culture Advisory member representing Precinct 3. Her confirmation took place on March 10, during Harris County Commissioners Court.
The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has shut in more than 90-percent of Americans, caused an economic downturn, and strained the global health care system. Given the rapid spread of the virus, there has been a global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) used by medical professionals to protect themselves from contamination. This shortage has put [...]
Zui Ng moved to Houston in 2000 to pursue a bachelor’s degree in architecture, even though his credits didn’t transfer. “I had to start over,” he says, “but it was worth it.” He went on to get his master’s degree from Cornell and, after stints in other cities, returned to Houston, where he’s now an [...]
Women’s History Month at Prairie View A&M University kicked off Tuesday with two School of Architecture alumnae who are becoming political forces in the greater Houston area.
Ann Johnson, assistant professor of practice in Prairie View A&M University’s School of Architecture, is one of the featured artists in “Re/Devaluing Colorism: Intersections of Skin Color and Currency,” showing through April 5 at The Southwest School of Art in San Antonio.
One of the murals featured in Prairie View A&M University's new Panther Collaboration and Innovation Commons was designed by student winner and senior architecture major Nancy Guerrero.
Dr. Clarence Talley Sr. When he was in the third grade, Dr. Clarence Talley Sr., professor and director of Prairie View A&M University’s (PVAMU) art program under the School of Architecture, was captivated by a friend’s drawings. He wanted to learn how to do it himself and was soon drawing his own renditions [...]