On this date in 1884, the Mississippi state legislature passed the charter founding the Industrial Institute and College (II&C), the first publicly funded college for women in the United States. […]
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 […]
Join I.D.E.A.L. Woman for a film screening and discussion of Shirley Chisholm, the perfect introduction to the subject of this year’s Swain Speaker Series. In 1968, Chisholm became the first […]
Cochran Hall, 1205 3rd Avenue South, Columbus, MS, 39701, United States
SPB, I.D.E.A.L Women, and The W’s Council of Family Relations are accepting donations for the Sally Kate Winters Family Services or Life Choices Pregnancy Care Center. If you’re able, bring […]
Join us for Springfest, a spring festival collaboratively hosted by the Interclub Council–a body representing all of The W’s 4-year social clubs. This year’s celebration will include a riff-off karaoke […]
Cochran Hall, 1205 3rd Avenue South, Columbus, MS, 39701, United States
March with SPB, I.D.E.A.L Women, and The W’s Council of Family Relations in solidarity with women and children facing or recovering from domestic violence or navigating crisis pregnancies. We will […]
Join the History, Political Science, & Geography Club for a Women’s History Month-inspired movie night! Grab some snacks and settle in for Suffragette, which “movingly explores the passion and heartbreak […]
Friendly City Books, 118 N 5th Street, Columbus, 39701, United States
Meet author and historian Anastasia C. Curwood and get a signed copy of her new autobiography of Shirley Chisholm at Friendly City Books in downtown Columbus. Chisolm was a trailblazing […]
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 […]
Poindexter Music Hall, 305 Ginkgo Lane, Columbus, MS, 39701, United States
The Department of Music welcomes alumni back to The W with the Homecoming Music Student Showcase at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 30, in Poindexter Hall’s Connie Kossen Auditorium.