Rose Hackman wants to shine a light on the undervalued and ignored.Hackman, a longtime journalist, hopes to accomplish that goal and help women “forge pathways for radical revolution, justice, and change” with her new book“Emotional Labor: The Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power.” Rose Hackman…
Arts & Sciences
Mississippi University for Women’s Department of Theatre presents its spring production, “Still Life with Iris.” Performances will be Friday, April 14 at 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 15 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Cromwell Communication Building. Enter the enchanting land of Nocturno, where a young…
Questions linger with C.T. Salazar. C.T. Salazar. Sometimes, Salazar finds the answers. There are other times, though, when the solutions are elusive, so Salazar turns to writing as a way to find a route to a resolution. Salazar’s latest project, “Headless John the Baptist Hitchhiking,” took seven years from the…
Mississippi University for Women and the Martha Swain Speaker Series are excited to welcome author Anastasia C. Curwood to campus for a talk about the life and experiences of Shirley Chisholm from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, March 30, in Nissan Auditorium, Parkinson Hall. Anastasia C. Curwood The Mississippi Humanities Council, the…
Ali Glasgow had a vision. But it is challenging to assemble different pieces and viewpoints into a coherent voice, so Glasgow wasn’t sure how the 2022 edition of “The Dilettanti,” Mississippi University for Women’s student literary magazine, would come together. Glasgow, her staff and the contributors rose to that challenge…
About The W
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.