The Center for Women’s Research & Public Policy (CWRPP) at Mississippi University for Women welcomed a new class of leaders to the NEW Leadership® Mississippi program this week. Each summer the program brings together college students from across the political spectrum and from a wide range of racial, ethnic, educational,…
Mississippi University for Women’s family science program recently achieved recertification as a certified family life educator (CFLE). Dr. Cecilia Brooks and Dr. Dorothy Berglund Certified programs, of which there are more than 130 throughout the United States and Canada, are reevaluated every five years. Achieving recertification in and of itself…
The fall of 2022 turned out to be an important one for Mississippi University for Women senior Frederica Hargrove, they just didn’t know it at the time. “My Introduction to Public History instructor assigned me to discover a piece of local history that I believed deserved to be a historic…
When Sheryl Jefferies set out to begin her capstone project, she had no idea it would take on a life of its own. Being a transfer, non-traditional student from Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Jefferies had never even heard of The W. But when researching schools to complete…
Mississippi University for Women’s Department of Music will present an evening of selections from opera and musical theatre April 19- 20 in Kossen Auditorium in Poindexter Hall at 7:30 p.m. “I’m extremely proud of our W students for their dedication and passion in preparing for this performance. They’ve studied the…
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.
