Prairie View A&M University - Master of Community Development

05/09/2026

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SPRING 2026 GRADUATES:

Uzoma Amueke, Anthony Barnes, Mya Carroll, Albrina Coleman, Towana Davilmar and Lauren Hermosa.

OH THE PLACES YOU WILL GO!

04/24/2026

PV FACULTY ON THE MOVE

Congratulations to our very own Dr. Courtney Johnson Rose on receiving the 2026 National Association of Realtors Fair Housing Award. A well-deserved recognition of your leadership and commitment to expanding access to housing.

Read below to learn more about her work.

The 2026 NAR Fair Housing Champion helped launch a nationwide course on real estate development with a special focus on underserved communities.

04/09/2026

2026 PVAMU RESEARCH WEEK

Graduate students are not always able to make it to the main campus to participate in programming, so we brought PVAMU Research Week to the Northwest Center.

Students presented their final research findings across a range of critical topics, including:

* Campus-funded childcare
* Best practices to address homelessness
* Post-disaster housing
* Mental health in K–12 athletics
* Food access in Royal ISD
* Literacy rates in Waller County
* Health access in Houston's Gulfton
* Barriers to Revitalization in Hiram Clarke
* Halting displacement in Houston’s Third Ward

These are the issues shaping our communities and our students are stepping up with thoughtful, research-driven solutions.

Congratulations to Anthony Barnes and Uzoma Amuneke on completing their candidacy for graduation in May 2026.

Photo credit: 126Photography

03/21/2026

REGISTER TODAY.

PVAMU’s Graduate School is excited to announce Student Research Day, on April 7th.🔬🔍 Presented to you by the Division of Research & Innovation at PVAMU. If you have any questions, contact Ms. Crysta Mendes: [email protected]

03/21/2026

APPLY.

For details or visit: www.pvamu.edu/graduateschool/graduate-student-support-services/graduate-student-association/
The Graduate Student Association positions:
President
Vice President and Risk Manager
Secretary
Treasurer/Comptroller
Communications Coordinator
Events Coordinator
Graduate Council Chair/ Parliamentarian and Historian
SGA Liaison

02/20/2026

CODE Students, Mya Carroll and Shay Coney attended the apartment inspection ordinance public meeting on Thursday, February 19th to listen to local government representatives, operators and leaseholders discuss their issues related to enforcement, accountability and public safety.

They even met Martha Castex Tatum, Mayor Pro Tem and Districk K Council Member.

02/12/2026

COMMUNITY RESEARCH

Peer groups were in full stride tonight as students worked through their abstracts for PVAMU Research Week.

Their topics—homelessness, human trafficking, housing affordability, youth food insecurity, and more—reflect the urgency of the world they’re preparing to change.

Big dreams. Fifteen weeks. This is how emerging scholars are made.

02/11/2026

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN + MAJOR GIFTS

Students are deep in the work this semester. They’re developing a $50 million proposal for a project of their choosing—complete with a major gifts strategy, board governance structure, leadership gift philosophy, and a full donor plan.

Class was intense last night, and let’s just say the students may or may not have held an impromptu vote to extend their assignment deadline by three days… all in the name of getting it right.

The vote passed.

Excellence isn’t accidental.

01/16/2026

SPRING 2026 BEGINS!

From Land Development to Real Estate Finance to Cultural Heritage + Preservation our students are ready to learn.

Here's to EXCELLENCE!

12/15/2025

Juanita Breedlove recently completed her nonprofit skills certification through a small business program and was acknowledged by Austin Mayor Kirk Watson for her achievement.

Juanita is a powerful example of how our students lean into their entrepreneurial skills and talents to strengthen communities. She is the founder of Breedlove Education and Empowerment, an organization dedicated to training professionals in the art and science of styling textured hair.

We love to see our students leading, innovating, and creating impact.