The Department of Art and Design at Mississippi University for Women recently recognized students at the annual Juried Art Exhibition Awards ceremony. “The Art and Design faculty are proud of our students featured in this year’s student exhibition. Their time commitment, hard work and artistic skills are evident in the…
Arts & Sciences
Mississippi University for Women, the first state-supported college for women in the United States, will celebrate Women’s History Month throughout March. “It’s important to recognize the contributions, histories and legacies of women trailblazers every day, but especially during Women’s History Month. Women have made so many outstanding contributions to society…
Sit down. Relax. Settle in. Patricia Shannon Evans (née Broocks) has a story to tell. Don’t worry. You’re in good hands because Evans has done the painstaking research and crisscrossed the state of Mississippi through her work with the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund (MZMF) so she can relate the stories…
Time offered Ian Childers a chance to reflect upon and to connect with his past. Ian Childers Childers spent a lot of that time with his dog, Simon, a pit bull he rescued as a puppy nearly eight years ago. Late in 2019, Simon was diagnosed with lymphoma and had…
The seventh annual international Music by Women Festival will be held on the campus of Mississippi University for Women March 2-4. The festival will feature concerts of new and historic music written by women composers as well as academic presentations and lecture recitals presented at historic Poindexter Hall. “We are…
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.