Mississippi University for Women kicked off its 43rd annual Mississippi Governor’s School Sunday, and it will run through Saturday, June 15. This year’s program has brought 60 high school scholars from across the state for the two-week, tuition free residential learning experience. “We have 60 of the state’s brightest and…

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Mississippi University for Women’s School of Education is bringing close to 100 high school Educator Prep students to campus to give them a taste of college, with an emphasis on education, in hopes that they come back for more. “This event is multipurpose and seeks to address several needs in…

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Students at the Child & Parent Development Center at Mississippi University for Women will join millions of readers for Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Day Thursday, Oct. 26. At 9 a.m., guest reader Erinn Holloway, instructor of Spanish, and CPDC students will participate in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record, the…

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Mississippi University for Women received three separate nominations in The Commercial Dispatch’s “Best of the Triangle” for 2023. The “Best of the Triangle” is a yearly competition where the public gets to decide who is the best at what they do by voting. The contest encompasses the entire Golden Triangle.

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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.