Three Mississippi University for Women vocal music students advanced in the highly competitive Regional Student Auditions held by the Southern Regional Conference of the National Association of Teachers of Singing November 7-9 at Mississippi College. The event hosted 65 singing teachers and 305 student competition entries from Arkansas, Louisiana and…
Mississippi University for Women junior music composition major, Charles Weathersby, was awarded first prize in the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Composition Competition for the state of Mississippi. Competing against students from other universities across the state, he emerged as the top composer, showcasing his unique voice and talent. With…
Mississippi University for Women’s Department of Sciences and Mathematics will conclude its SM-100 seminar series in November with a pair of speakers. The seminars will take place on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 117 of Parkinson Hall. The first seminar, held Wednesday, Nov. 6, will feature Dr.
Maurice Carlos Ruffin Novelist Maurice Carlos Ruffin returns to keynote the 36th annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium, Oct. 24-26 with his new novel, “The American Daughters.” Ruffin’s keynote will be held Thursday, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Mississippi University for Women’s Poindexter Hall. Sessions continue Friday at 9:30 a.m.
Dr. Travis Hagey, associate professor of biology at Mississippi University for Women, was named among the 2024 recipients of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award totaling a little over $1 million for five years. The award will allow for ample field work studying gecko toepads across the globe.
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 2,193 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.
