Dr. Jodi Skipper, Associate Professor of Anthropology & Southern Studies, University of Mississippi Author of Behind the Big House: Reconciling Slavery, Race, and Heritage in the U.S. South in conjunction with our 2023-2024 MUW Community Read of Clint Smith’s How the Word Is Passed made possible with funding from the Mississippi Humanities Council Behind the Big […]
The Mississippi University for Women’s eighth annual Music by Women Festival will be held in the historic Poindexter Hall on the campus of the Mississippi University for Women. The festival will include papers, presentations, lecture recitals, and performances all relating to the subject of music composed, taught and performed by women. The festival will feature […]
The 2024 Martha Swain Speaker's Series Lecture will be held at 6 pm on Thursday, March 7 in Parkinson Hall's Nissan Auditorium. This year, we will welcome Dr. Cassie Turnipseed to campus for a lively and engaging discussion of the life and legacy of Mississippi's fearless daughter, Ida B. Wells-Barnett. The event is free and […]
Panel Discussion: Empowering Women through Advance Degrees Co-sponsored with The W’s Council on Family Relations and Family Science Program In celebration of Women’s History Month, this panel aims to empower and encourage liberal arts college students to be a part of the movement to increase female and BIPOC representation in STEM. Speakers will share their […]
Lauren Jee Principal Deputy Director at the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), United States Department of Health and Human Services 2010 Graduate of the Gordy Honors College Originally from the Delta, Lauren was a member of the Gordy Residential Honors Program. At OCR, she leads budget, operations, and strategic planning and works with OCR’s […]
The theme for this year’s concert is “Player’s Choice”. Prof. Ginger Zingara always likes to ask the band members for any suggestions for repertoire to play, and this year this concert is nothing but their choices. Everyone is invited to bring a lawn chair, food and drink to enjoy the music!This concert will be outdoors […]
College of Arts & Sciences Bill & Jo-Ann Vandergriff College of Nursing & Health Sciences (Associate of Nursing, Bachelor of Nursing, Doctorate of Nursing) Ceremony begins at 1 p.m. Doors open at noon. Bill & Jo-Ann Vandergriff College of Nursing & Health Sciences (Kinesiology, Public Health, Speech-Language Pathology) College of Business & Professional Studies […]
The MFA in Creative Writing will host a reading series with featured thesis students, faculty, and residency students: Sat May 25: Dominique Lewis with Kendall Dunkelberg & 2 students Sun May 26: Rebecca Anderson Bright & Michelle Stoll & 1-2 students Mon May 27: Madison Nanney * Kendall Dunkelberg & 2 students Tue May 28: […]
The MFA in Creative Writing will host a reading series with featured thesis students, faculty, and residency students: Sat May 25: Dominique Lewis with Kendall Dunkelberg & 2 students Sun May 26: Rebecca Anderson Bright & Michelle Stoll & 1-2 students Mon May 27: Madison Nanney * Kendall Dunkelberg & 2 students Tue May 28: […]