Erinn Holloway wants everyone to know about the foreign language opportunities available to students at Mississippi University for Women. Erinn Holloway, Dr. Reyna Vergara and Edgar Serrano As coordinator for the Study Abroad Programs at The W, Holloway works with students who capitalize on their foreign language skills to network,…
Ellen Ann Fentress always has been fascinated by how the smallest event can pack a cavernous cultural truth. As a lifetime resident of the state of Mississippi, Fentress understands race and whiteness inevitably are part of that fabric. Fentress’ new book “The Steps We Take: A Memoir of Southern Reckoning”…
Samuel Garrie thought the numbers were too daunting. In the end, though, the number of applicants for the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program didn’t stop Garrie from pursuing his dream. After writing three essays for the scholarship, Gilman still wasn’t sure if he would be…
Setting usually is a main character in Mary Miller’s work. Mary Miller Having lived in Jackson, Gulfport, Starkville, Hattiesburg, Meridian and now Oxford, Miller is familiar with many of the things that make different parts of the state of Mississippi unique. Miller tried to capture the special flavor of the…
Olivia Eubanks aspires to be a teacher. Part of Eubanks’ plan involves returning to her hometown of Leakesville, Mississippi, in southeastern Greene County, and helping her students learn a foreign language and develop an appreciation for a new culture. The Mississippi University for Women rising senior is putting her plan…
