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  • NACUSA Concert

    Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)

    The W Department of Music and the Mid-South Chapter of NACUSA (National Association of Composers/USA) hosts a concert featuring new compositions. Please join us for a fun afternoon of music! This event is free and open to the public.

  • Film poster for The American Revolution documentary, featuring a battle scene in solid blue over a Declaration of Independence backdrop.

    Film Screening: “An Asylum for Mankind”

    America 250
    Nissan Auditorium (Inside Parkinson Hall)

    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 […]

    Free

  • Women’s History Trivia Night

    Munson Brothers Trading Post 301 2nd Ave North, Columbus, MS, United States

    Celebrate Women’s History Month with a fun, fast-paced Trivia Night hosted by the Women's College in collaboration with Munson Brothers Trading Post! Test your knowledge of trailblazing women, landmark movements, pop culture icons, and lesser-known stories that shaped history. Grab a delicious slice of Munson Bro. pizza while you're at it!

  • Spring 2026 Recital

    Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)

    The W Department of Music is proud to showcase our students’ hard work – please join us for a wonderful evening of music featuring an array of different genres. Livestream for this concert can be found here on our Virtual Concert Series page. This event is free and open to the public.

  • Book cover for Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower

    1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey’s Feminist Book Club: Session 2

    Feminist Book Club
    Friendly City Books 109 5th Street North, Columbus, United States

    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.

    Free

  • Senior Composition Recital – Charles Weathersby

    Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)

    Join the W Department of Music as we celebrate senior composition major, Charles Weathersby and his academic journey! Livestream for this concert can be found here on our Virtual Concert Series page. This event is free and open to the public.

  • Music in the Library

    Fant Memorial Library 1100 College St, Columbus, MS, United States

    Join the W Department of Music for a musical afternoon as our talented music faculty and majors perform in Fant Memorial Library. You can take a study break, grab a book and a coffee at the library’s cafe, and enjoy some wonderful tunes with us!

  • Becoming the US: Colonial America to Reconstruction Exhibit Opening

    Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS 39701, Columbus, MS, United States

    The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System is hosting the traveling exhibit Becoming the US: Colonial America to Reconstruction, organized by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, from March 30-May 1, 2026. Becoming the US is designed to introduce viewers to the beginnings of American history and the skills involved in primary source analysis. Using items from the Gilder Lehrman […]

    Free

  • Fashioning a Revolution: How Americans Bought, Fought, and Taught Their New Nation into Being

    America 250
    Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS 39701, Columbus, MS, United States

    Dr. Peter Messer will open the traveling exhibit Becoming the US: Colonial America to Reconstruction with his talk Fashioning a Revolution: How Americans Bought, Fought, and Taught Their New Nation into Being on Tuesday, March 31 at 5:30pm at the downtown branch of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.​ ​Dr. Messer is a historian of Early American politics and culture […]

    Free

  • MUW Chamber Singers Spring Concert

    Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)

    You are invited to join the W Chamber Singers, conducted by Dr. William Reber and Prof. Zane Lynn for their spring performance! This event is free and open to the public.

  • Dr. Doris Taylor

    Nell Peel Wolfe Lecture: Dr. Doris Taylor

    Gordy Honors Forum
    Nissan Auditorium, Parkinson Hall

    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 […]

    Free

  • Music in the Library

    Fant Memorial Library 1100 College St, Columbus, MS, United States

    Join the W Department of Music for a musical afternoon as our talented music faculty and majors perform in Fant Memorial Library. You can take a study break, grab a book and a coffee at the library’s cafe, and enjoy some wonderful tunes with us!