Mississippi University for Women’s spring Forum Series hosted by the Gordy Honors College opens Thursday, Feb. 2 with mental health advocate Alex Bush. Alex Bush Originally from Denver, Bush has been a passionate spokesperson for mental health awareness since losing a parent and multiple friends to suicide and learning to…
Stephen Phillips didn’t know he was a member of a select community. Stephen Phillips Phillips’ epiphany came when he was an undergraduate at Mississippi University for Women and professor Alisa Holen asked him to research other black ceramic artists. “I was surprised we were few in numbers,” said Phillips, who…
Dr. Nora Corrigan, professor of English, has been named the 2023 Humanities Teacher for Mississippi University for Women. Nora Corrigan Corrigan presented a public lecture titled “The Games We Play and What they Say About Us: Gaming from the Ancient World through the Renaissance” Monday, Jan. 30, at 5 p.m.
Dr. Ebony Lumumba could not imagine navigating her undergraduate studies while trying to manage pregnancy. Dr. Ebony Lumumba Lumumba recalls having that thought in 2013 when she was pregnant with her first child and working as an assistant professor of English at Tougaloo College. That time stands out because Lumumba…
The Department of Music at Mississippi University for Women will host annual “Music Days” for area high school and community college students Thursday, Feb. 2 and Saturday, Feb. 4. Poindexter Hall “For this year’s event, we hope to show our visitors the high quality of music education they will receive…
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.
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