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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Kevin Hoffman President Ruth J. Simmons announced the appointment of Kevin H. Hoffman ’89 as the Chief of Staff in the Office of the President, effective October 1, 2021. In this role, Mr. Hoffman will assist the president in overseeing various areas of university management and administrative reporting. He will also serve as […] The post Kevin Hoffman ‘89 appointed as Chief of Staff in PVAMU’s Office of the President appeared first on PVAMU Home.

The light was beginning to turn golden over a field in Acres Homes as a circle of people began to form. Children, parents and grandparents linked hands. A woman in a red shirt with the number 23 emblazoned across the front began with a prayer. “Because of You, our investors are able to invest in […] The post Houston Chronicle: Buy-the-block movement grows in Houston’s historically Black neighborhoods, aims to close wealth gap appeared first on PVAMU Home.