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Author: Robert Scott

The W brings home Nightingale Award, secures student leadership positions at state nursing convention

Published: 12 January 2026
Written by Robert Scott
Categories: News, Nursing & Health Sciences

Four students from the Baccalaureate Nursing Program in the Vandergriff College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Mississippi University for Women were recently elected to state positions within the Mississippi Association for Student Nurses (MASN) at the Mississippi Nurses Association (MNA) annual convention. Additionally, The W received the Nightingale Award…

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Dr. Bonnie Oppenheimer named professor emeritus

Published: 17 December 2025
Written by Robert Scott
Categories: Arts & Sciences, Faculty & Staff Announcements, News

Mississippi University for Women has awarded Dr. Bonnie Oppenheimer the title of professor emeritus of mathematics. Oppenheimer boasts a career in education spanning nearly 40 years. Dr. Scott Tollison, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and Dr. Bonnie Oppenheimer “Dr. Oppenheimer’s impact on not only the Department of…

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Documentary Studies concentration launches at The W

Published: 3 December 2025
Written by Robert Scott
Categories: Arts & Sciences, Faculty & Staff Announcements, News

Ken Burns. Amy Berg. Werner Herzog. Students at Mississippi University for Women have the opportunity to study these and many other documentarians, and follow in their footsteps, with the new documentary studies concentration and minor, both of which launched this fall. Emma Brown, senior communication major at The W, is…

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