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Author: Tyler Wheat

The W launches automatic admission to master’s program in speech-language pathology

Published: 5 August 2025
Written by Tyler Wheat
Categories: Faculty & Staff Announcements, News, Nursing & Health Sciences

Undergraduate students at Mississippi University for Women pursuing a degree in speech-language pathology will soon have a streamlined path to graduate school, with automatic admission to The W’s master’s program beginning fall 2025. The recently approved automatic admission program offered through The W’s speech-language pathology program will allow students who…

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Mortyakova receives Mississippi Arts Commission Fellowship

Published: 1 August 2025
Written by Tyler Wheat
Categories: Arts & Sciences, Faculty & Staff Announcements, News

Julia Mortyakova, chair of the Department of Music at Mississippi University for Women, has been awarded a $5,000 Performing Arts Fellowship award from the Mississippi Arts Commission. Dr. Julia Mortyakova The fellowship is a portion of the more than $1.7 million in grants and fellowships MAC awarded in Fiscal Year…

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The W’s speech-language pathology graduates strengthen Mississippi’s healthcare workforce

Published: 30 July 2025
Written by Tyler Wheat
Categories: Faculty & Staff Announcements, News, Nursing & Health Sciences

Mississippi University for Women students who recently graduated from the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program in spring 2025 achieved a 100% licensure exam pass rate and 100% job placement rate. Of the graduate students who received their master’s degree in the spring, all secured job placement before graduation…

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The W expands education offerings with licensure-focused early childhood program

Published: 23 July 2025
Written by Tyler Wheat
Categories: Education, Faculty & Staff Announcements, News

Mississippi University for Women will launch a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education in fall 2025, designed to prepare students for licensure as pre-K educators. “The shift from a non-licensure model to a licensure-track program directly addresses Mississippi’s urgent need for early childhood educators,” said Dr. Martin Hatton, dean…

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