T. K. Lee, "Not The Same Old Story: Learning How To Stop So You Can Start" This free talk is open to the public, sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council. We will live stream the talk on our YouTube channel
Dr. Julia Mortyakova, Professor and Department Chair for Music, and Dr. Valentin Bogdan, Professor of Music, will be performing selections on the piano. This is the first Honors Forum Series of the Spring 2026 semester.
Do you know what the attorney general's office is responsible for? What about the mayor? Test your knowledge of local government in this interactive game developed by the Southern Poverty Law Center. This installment of the Spring 2026 Honors Forum series aims to get students and community members thinking about the government officials who impact […]
Mississippi University for Women presents "In Order To be Free (1754-1775)," the first episode from the new Ken Burns documentary, The American Revolution. This episode covers the period from May 1754 through May 1775, during which time political grievances and revolutionary ideas ferment. The growing tensions between the American colonists and the British government over […]
Sheryl Jefferies, independent scholar and oral historian, will speak about three contemporary southern women artists, including MUW alum and Columbus native Elayne Goodman. Sheryl is a contributing author for Beyond Discards: Junk Appropriation in Global Art and editor and producer of a podcast. This event is part of the Women's College Colloquium Speaker Series. The […]
Professor and Chair of the Department of Music at The W, Julia Mortyakova will discuss how she founded the International Music by Women Festival. She will also perform songs by a female composer. This event is part of the Women's College Colloquium Speaker Series. The theme for the Spring 2026 colloquium series is “Women and […]
Dr. J. Janice Coleman, a quilter, storyteller, and professor of English at Alcorn State University, will be speaking about and displaying her collection of quilts, cotton sacks, and pillows inspired by the life of Fannie Lou Hamer. One quilt she will be displaying features a life-sized image of Mrs. Hamer. To view some of Dr. […]
Join the Women's Center for Research & Public Policy and the Ina E. Gordy Honors College for the 2026 Martha Swain Lecture. Dr. Jacqueline Beatty, Associate Professor of History at York College of Pennsylvania, will present "Reclaiming Women's Power in the American Revolution," based on research for her book, In Dependence, which explores women's petitions […]
Mississippi University for Women presents "An Asylum for Mankind," the second episode from the new Ken Burns documentary, The American Revolution. This episode covers the period from May 1775 to July 1776. New Englanders rush to surround the British Army in Boston, but as war begins Americans find themselves sharply divided. After the Battle of […]
Octavia Butler's dystopian Parable of the Sower is the feminist book club's next spring read. Whether you are new to speculative fiction or a long-standing fan, join this discussion of Butler's prescient novel. 1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey began this book club as part of her Nancy Yates Community Engagement internship.
Want to learn how to make your money go further? Join Andrew Luccasen, Professor of Economics and Finance and advisor of The W's TVA Investment Club, for a discussion of Invest Like a Girl, a new book from Jessica Spangler. Dr. Spangler's guide is designed to provide "the essential information and ... the game plans that […]
Dr. Doris A. Taylor is a pioneer in regenerative medicine credited with scientific breakthroughs related to cell and gene therapy, stem cell biology, and tissue engineering. Her stem cell research was recognized as one of the “Top 10 Research Advances” by the American Heart Association, and TIME Magazine nominated her as one of the “100 […]