Join the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Council, Fant Library, and the Office of Student Life for a screening of the film Fannie Lou Hamer: Stand Up. Refreshments will be provided. The audience will be encouraged to take part in a reflection and discussion after the film.
The W’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council welcomes Dr. Flonzie Brown Wright to campus for a celebration of DEI Award winners. During the Civil Rights Movement, Wright helped register thousands of voters in Mississippi. She was the first African American female elected official in Mississippi post-Reconstruction and authored the best-selling autobiography Looking Back to Move […]
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Come and hear Anastasia C. Curwood talk about the life and experiences of Shirley Chisholm, whose 1972 bid for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party made history and paved the way for further women’s political activism. Curwood is the author of the forthcoming biography, Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics (2023) and […]
The W celebrates National Coming Out Day. This event is come and go. Student Life and Housing will provide a fun photo op with a prop door that symbolizes coming out in commemoration of all those who have made the courageous choice to come out and for those who decide to in the future. We […]
The W celebrates National Coming Out Day. This event is come and go. Student Life and Housing will provide a fun photo op with a prop door that symbolizes coming out in commemoration of all those who have made the courageous choice to come out and for those who decide to in the future. We […]
The Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium is held each October in honor of The W’s most famous alumna. A diverse group of Southern writers and scholars are invited to present their work. A highlight of the symposium is the announcement of the Eudora Welty Prize for an unpublished book of scholarship. All Symposium events will be […]
The Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium is held each October in honor of The W’s most famous alumna. A diverse group of Southern writers and scholars are invited to present their work. A highlight of the symposium is the announcement of the Eudora Welty Prize for an unpublished book of scholarship. All Symposium events will be […]
The Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium is held each October in honor of The W’s most famous alumna. A diverse group of Southern writers and scholars are invited to present their work. A highlight of the symposium is the announcement of the Eudora Welty Prize for an unpublished book of scholarship. All Symposium events will be […]
The Drag Queen Troupe Faux Follies will join us in Cochran Ballroom for an exciting night of bingo and LGBTQ trivia.
In celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, Fant Memorial Library is hosting a screening of the documentary Coming of Age in Cherry Grove. About the film: Founded in 1869, Cherry Grove (Fire Island, NY) is considered by most to be the first openly LGBTQ community in the United States. It has become known as one of […]
Mississippi University for Women will celebrate December graduates with Commencement ceremonies Friday, December in Rent Auditorium, Whitfield Hall, on The W’s campus.
