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  • Books & Banter – Twilight Tandem Read

    Gail P. Gunter Multi-Purpose Room

    Join us as we sink our teeth into Twilight and Midnight Sun and experience the beloved story through both Bella's and Edward's perspective.

  • Dr. Julia-Mortyakova

    Special Performance by Julia Mortyakova

    Women’s College Colloquium Speakers
    Fant Memorial Library 1100 College St, Columbus, MS, United States

    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 […]

    Free

  • Music by Women Festival Concerts

    Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)

    Happy Women’s History Month! You can celebrate with the Department of Music as we host the 10th Annual International Music by Women Festival, March 5-7, 2026 in Poindexter Hall. We are celebrating 10 years this year! We are the largest international festival of its kind, and we feature over 200 incredible musicians who come from […]

  • J. Janice Coleman

    Three Years in the Life of Fannie Lou Hamer: An American Catalyst for Change

    Women’s College Colloquium Speakers
    Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Library

    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. […]

    Free
  • Headshot of Dr. Jacqueline Beatty. She stands smiling and leaning against a stone wall, arms crossed. She wears a cream blazer and red blouse.

    Martha Swain Lecture: Reclaiming Women’s Power in the American Revolution

    Gordy Honors Forum
    Nissan Auditorium - Parkinson Hall

    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 […]

    Free

  • Guest Artist Recital – Ellen Elder, piano

    Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)

    Please join us for an evening of lovely piano music with our special guest artist, Dr. Ellen Elder! This event is free and open to the public.

  • 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
  • Elise Smith, author and art historian

    Meet the Author: Elise Smith

    Gail P. Gunter Multi-Purpose Room

    Meet Art Historian and Author Elise Smith, who will discuss her book Southern Women, Southern Landscapes: Cultural Reflections on the Garden, 1870-1970. All are welcome to attend, but lunch will be provided to the first 20 attendees.

  • 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.