Brian Merkel is returning to the Mississippi University for Women Athletics Department as its assistant athletics director. Merkel, who started the Owls’ men’s basketball program in 2018 and served as its head coach until 2021, began his new duties at The W on June 3, 2024, after spending the past…
Mississippi University for Women kicked off its 43rd annual Mississippi Governor’s School Sunday, and it will run through Saturday, June 15. This year’s program has brought 60 high school scholars from across the state for the two-week, tuition free residential learning experience. “We have 60 of the state’s brightest and…
The Center for Women’s Research & Public Policy (CWRPP) at Mississippi University for Women welcomed a new class of leaders to the NEW Leadership® Mississippi program this week. Each summer the program brings together college students from across the political spectrum and from a wide range of racial, ethnic, educational,…
Mississippi University for Women’s Dr. Jon Fessenden, assistant professor of music therapy, recently achieved a career first. He wrote a chapter for the book, “Heavy Metal and Disability: Crips, Crowds and Cacophonies.” Fessenden’s chapter delves into “Autistic Musicality,” a passion of his. “The chapter discusses the nature of autistic perception,…
(front, from left) Dave Beyer, Anika Perkins, Chris Jenkins (back, from left) Tyler Wheat, Robert Scott, Erik Studdard BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. – Mississippi University for Women’s Office of University Relations and Office of Athletic Communications both garnered several awards at the annual College Public Relations Association of Mississippi (CPRAM)…
Located in historic Columbus, Mississippi, The W was founded in 1884 as the first state-supported college for women in the United States. Today, the university is home to 2,227 students in more than 70 majors and concentrations and has educated men for 40 years. The university is nationally recognized for low student debt, diversity and social mobility which empowers students to BE BOLD.
Be Bold. Tower with Blue.
