For years, higher education was touted to many as a pathway to a better future. But what many didn’t prepare for is the enormous debt on the other side of their degrees. To help remedy that, the Student Freedom Initiative (SFI), an organization that provides STEM majors income-contingent funding in lieu of traditional college loans, recently […] The post Essence: Student Freedom Initiative Launches Funding Program at HBCUs Across U.S. appeared first on PVAMU Home.

Shock. That’s what Ruth Simmons, the president of a historically Black university in Texas, felt in December when she received a call informing her that the school would be given $50 million — many times the size of the previous largest contribution it has received. Simmons, who leads Prairie View A&M University, thought she misheard […] The post The Seattle Times: MacKenzie Scott dominates donations to racial equity appeared first on PVAMU Home.

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (September 21, 2021) – Although the future is looking pretty sweet for the sweet potato market, Texas has been at the back of the line when it comes to market share of the amazingly nutritious veggie – that is, until Ming Gao, Ph.D., stepped in with a solution. A senior research scientist […] The post PVAMU research scientist earns USDA grant to study “PV Purple” sweet potato appeared first on PVAMU Home.

Shock. That’s what Ruth Simmons, the president of a historically Black university in Texas, felt in December when she received a call informing her that the school would be gifted $50 million — many times the size of the previous largest contribution it has received. Simmons, who leads Prairie View A&M University, thought she misheard […] The post The Chronicle of Philanthropy: MacKenzie Scott dominates donations to racial equity after George Floyd’s Death appeared first on PVAMU Home.

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