Prairie View A&M University is stepping into the fight for civil justice with the launch of a Center for Race and Justice.
The university will also require a mandatory class on the history of race for incoming students in the wake of the tragic death of Houston native George Floyd.
Prairie View President Ruth Simmons announced those and other initiatives in a heartfelt letter to the historically Black university’s community.
Simmons said the university will propose a Center for Race and Justice and “encourage teaching and scholarship that contributes positively to overturning systemic biases that impede the ability of minorities and other groups to be accorded their full rights under the U.S. Constitution.”
All incoming students will be required to take a course on the history of race and class in the United States, which Simmons said can help ground students in their reality and help them navigate “the often confusing treatment they may encounter in the future.”