Six students have been selected from a competitive pool of applications to participate in the 2024 W Summer Scholar program, hosted by Mississippi University for Women’s Office of Undergraduate Research. They include Moira Cairns, Cain Petty, Zarin Raya, Anna Sandlin, Jessica Sramek and Ethan Wilkins. Summer Scholars choose a project…
Mississippi University for Women has named faculty to three leadership positions. Two are in key academic enrichment experiences for students, as the Ina E. Gordy Honors College will have a new director, and a founding director has been named for the newly created Women’s College. An additional associate vice presidency…
Mississippi University for Women announces the successful graduation of Ashley Chisolm, Dr. Karen George, Penny Mansell and Dr. Bonnie Oppenheimer from the 15th cohort of the Mississippi Community College Leadership Academy (MCCLA). Dr. Bonnie Oppenheimer, Ashley Chisolm, President Nora Miller, Dr. Karen George, Penny Mansell The MCCLA was designed to…
Six Mississippi University for Women faculty members have been chosen to participate in the inaugural Faculty Undergraduate Research Mentor (FURM) Institute, a collaboration by the Office of Undergraduate Research and the Kossen Center for Teaching and Learning. Dr. Cecilia Brooks, Dr. Catherine Cotton, Dr. Travis Hagey, Dr. Melissa Smith, Dr.
Eight Mississippi University for Women faculty members recently presented their research at the annual Provost’s Faculty Symposium on The W’s campus. Dr. Jill Drouillard, assistant professor of philosophy, kicked off the first session with “Beyond Mother’s Blood: Heidegger’s Nationalism and Contemporary Far Right Populist Movements.” The presentation described “why it…
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.
