Prairie View A&M president to step down after 14 years

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The Texas A&M University System announced June 13 that George Wright is stepping down from his role as president of Prairie View A&M University. Once an interim president is named, Wright will relinquish the title and return to teaching history full-time. Wright had continued his teaching and research while serving as president, but he wants to focus more on those pursuits. In a statement, he noted that his research requires more travel and attention than he can devote in his role as president. “I…