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Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality exhibit
2026-02-17, 2026-02-24 | Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS 39701, Columbus, MS, 39201, United States
The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System (CLPLS) is hosting the exhibit Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality from February 3-27, 2026.
This exhibition, organized by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, features an exploration of the full trajectory of Douglass’s epic life from 1818 to 1895. In this traveling exhibition, viewers can learn about Douglass’s escape from slavery, his work as an abolitionist, and his tireless fight for equality for all individuals in the Jim Crow era. This exhibition explores Douglass’s impact and his life through his own words and in photographs and documents from the Gilder Lehrman Collection.
The exhibit is open to the public and available for viewing during regular operating hours Monday through Thursday 9am to 6pm, Fridays 9am to 2pm, and Saturdays 9am to 2pm.​
​To learn more about the exhibit, visit www.gilderlehrman.org/collection/panel-exhibitions/frederick-douglass.

For more information, call the CLPLS at 662-329-5300.

Art History in the Making: Three Southern Women Artists
2026-02-18 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Gail Gunter Multi-Purpose Room
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 theme for the Spring 2026 colloquium series is “Women and the Arts,” which honors the Women’s College’s inaugural study away trip to New York City with The W’s Art Department.

The Emmett Till Generation: Youth Activism, Radical Protest, and Social Change in Jim Crow Mississippi
2026-02-19 12:00 - 13:30 | Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS 39701, Columbus, MS, 39201, United States
Dr. Daphne Chamberlain will present The Emmett Till Generation: Youth Activism, Radical Protest, and Social Change in Jim Crow South on February 19 at 12 noon at the downtown branch of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.
This presentation highlights the role of children, between the ages of 7 and 18, as leaders and participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement from 1946 to 1965. This presentation also offers a new perspective on the origins of the civil rights struggle and gives credence to how instrumental young people were to engaging in radical protest and grassroots activism in Mississippi.
​Dr. Daphne Chamberlain is a native of Columbus, Mississippi. She attended historic Tougaloo College where she completed her undergraduate studies in History, and she subsequently received her Master’s and Ph.D. in History from the University of Mississippi. Before returning to Tougaloo as a faculty member and administrator where she worked for ten years, Dr. Chamberlain taught History and African American Studies at the University of Mississippi and was also the founding Director of the COFO Civil Rights Education Center at Jackson State University. She now serves as Chief Program Officer at the Emmett Till Interpretive Center.
For more information, call the CLPLS at 662-329-5300.

Project H.O.O.T Tabling
2026-02-23 11:00 - 13:00 | W Room – Hogarth Student Center
Project H.O.O.T. (Helping Other’s Out Together) is a campus and community initiative adopted by SGA to promote community service learning. Project H.O.O.T. helps students learn how to be a part of a community. Students also see how working with your community to help others is a valuable experience that teaches empathy and teamwork.
Hosted by: Student Government Association Portal
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12181439

Cookies and Crafts
2026-02-23 16:00 - 2026-02-26 18:00 | The Nest
Come out work on crafts and enjoy some cookies with the members of spb.
Hosted by: Student Programming Board
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12203750

Project H.O.O.T Tabling
2026-02-24 11:00 - 13:00 | W Room – Hogarth Student Center
Project H.O.O.T. (Helping Other’s Out Together) is a campus and community initiative adopted by SGA to promote community service learning. Project H.O.O.T. helps students learn how to be a part of a community. Students also see how working with your community to help others is a valuable experience that teaches empathy and teamwork.
Hosted by: Student Government Association Portal
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12181440

1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey's Feminist Book Club: Session 1
2026-02-25 16:00 - 17:00 | GPG Multi-Purpose Room – MUW Library
But what about men? The spring sessions of 1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey’s Feminist Book Club begin with Caitlin Moran’s examination of masculinity in What About Men? Join the book club for a conversation about the ways contemporary culture influences masculinity.
1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey started this book club as part of her Nancy Yates Community Engagement internship.

Threads of Our Legacy
2026-02-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Nissan Auditorium
A fashion show to celebrate African-American culture and excellence.
Hosted by: Owlettes, Residence Hall Association, United Harmony Gospel Choir, Young Black Leadership Association
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12030210

Notes of Hope: March of Dimes
2026-03-01 12:00 - 2026-03-07 17:00 | Online
Students have the opportunity to write /type letters (Notes of Hope) to parents or health providers in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit).
Hosted by: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12131364

Project H.O.O.T Tabling
2026-03-02 11:00 - 13:00 | W Room – Hogarth Student Center
Project H.O.O.T. (Helping Other’s Out Together) is a campus and community initiative adopted by SGA to promote community service learning. Project H.O.O.T. helps students learn how to be a part of a community. Students also see how working with your community to help others is a valuable experience that teaches empathy and teamwork.
Hosted by: Student Government Association Portal
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12181441

Project H.O.O.T Tabling
2026-03-03 11:00 - 13:00 | W Room – Hogarth Student Center
Project H.O.O.T. (Helping Other’s Out Together) is a campus and community initiative adopted by SGA to promote community service learning. Project H.O.O.T. helps students learn how to be a part of a community. Students also see how working with your community to help others is a valuable experience that teaches empathy and teamwork.
Hosted by: Student Government Association Portal
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12181442

Special Performance by Julia Mortyakova
2026-03-04 16:00 - 17:00 | 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 the Arts,” which honors the Women’s College’s inaugural study away trip to New York City with The W’s Art Department.

MUW Town Hall
2026-03-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Limbert Assembly Room (Cochran Ballroom)
Town Hall is an opportunity for MUW students to communicate directly with members of the MUW administrative staff, allowing them to voice concerns and share new ideas to help make our campus and student experience even better.
Hosted by: Student Government Association Portal
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12197941

Three Years in the Life of Fannie Lou Hamer: An American Catalyst for Change
2026-03-18 16:00 - 17:00 | 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. Coleman’s works, visit her online museum, the Mississippi Delta Shotgun Sewn Arts Museum at https://mdssam.omeka.net.
This event is part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. The theme for the Spring 2026 colloquium series is “Women and the Arts” and honors the Women’s College’s inaugural study away trip to New York City with The W’s Art Department.

Film Screening: "An Asylum for Mankind"
2026-03-23 18:00 - 20:00 | 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 Bunker’s Hill, George Washington of Virginia arrives to command the newly created Continental Army. In July 1776, the Continental Congress issues the Declaration of Independence, insisting on the people’s right to resist tyranny and govern themselves. Learn more about the episode, the key players, and critical documents at PBS.
​The entire documentary is 6 episodes total with each episode running approximately 2 hours in length. The W will show all episodes throughout 2026.
​Admission is free and open to the public.​
​For more information, call the MUW Department of History, Political Science, and Geography at (662) 329-7390.

Women’s History Trivia Night
2026-03-24 18:00 - 20:00 | Munson Brothers Trading Post, 301 2nd Ave North, Columbus, MS, 39701, 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!

1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey's Feminist Book Club: Session 2
2026-03-25 16:00 - 17:00 | Friendly City Books, 109 5th Street North, Columbus, 39701, 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.

Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society We Love Animals Community Service
2026-03-28 12:00 - 15:00 | Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society Organization
Gamma Beta Phi will be conducting community service With the Columbus-Lowndes Humane Society Organization on March 28th from 12-3pm.They will be helping the organization care for the animals.
Hosted by: Gamma Beta Phi
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12296555

Columbus Lowndes Humane Society Drop Box Donation
2026-03-30 08:00 - 2026-04-10 19:00 | MUW
Honors Student Council is hosting a drop box donation across campus for supplies needed by the Columbus Lowndes Humane Society. The CLHS has asked for specific items including: Pedigree dry Dog Chow, Purina dry Puppy Chow, Purina dry Cat Food, Purina dry Kitten Food, Laundry Detergent, Dish Liquid, Paper Towels, Copy Paper, and Equine Pine Pellets. Monetary donations will also be accepted. A box will be set up in the following locations:Grossnickle, Callaway, Columbus, Hastings, Kincannon, Parkinson Hall, Stark Recreation, Hogarth, Dining Hall, Summer Hall, Cromwell Center, Painter Hall, Reneau Hall, Turner Hall, Fant Memorial Library, and Nursing Building.
Hosted by: Student Honors Council
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12353224

Becoming the US: Colonial America to Reconstruction Exhibit Opening
2026-03-30 09:00 - 14:00 | Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS 39701, Columbus, MS, 39201, 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 Collection, it explores individuals, groups, and documents that have contributed to who we are as a country and encourages patrons to think critically about the first-hand accounts of this era.
​The exhibit is open to the public and available for viewing during regular operating hours Monday through Thursday 9am to 6pm, Fridays 9am to 2pm, and Saturdays 9am to 2pm.​
​To learn more about the exhibit, visit www.gilderlehrman.org/programs-and-events/traveling-exhibitions/becoming-united-states-colonial-america-reconstruction.
​For more information on the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, visit www.gilderlehrman.org.
​For more information, call the CLPLS at 662-329-5300.

Fashioning a Revolution: How Americans Bought, Fought, and Taught Their New Nation into Being
2026-03-31 17:30 - 18:30 | Columbus-Lowndes Public Library, 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS 39701, Columbus, MS, 39201, 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 at Mississippi State University. His interest lies in the theory and practice of politics in eighteenth-century America, particularly the intersection of natural historical thought and nation building in the era of the Early American Republic. In 2005, he published Stories of Independence: Identity, Ideology, and History in Eighteenth-Century America.​
​He is currently working on a book manuscript: Adultery, Church Pews, Oysters, and Tea: The Very Local Origins of the American Revolution in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
​This program is sponsored by a Mississippi Humanities Council America250 Grant.
For more information, call the CLPLS at 662-329-5300.

Making Money Moves: Women, Wealth, and Risk-Taking with Andrew Luccasen
2026-04-01 16:00 - 17:00 | Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Memorial Library
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 women need to begin investing right away and according to their unique financial profiles.”
This event is the second in a two-part series on financial literacy co-sponsored by the Women’s College and the Career Services and Professional Development Center.

Nell Peel Wolfe Lecture: Dr. Doris Taylor
2026-04-09 18:00 - 19:00 | 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 most influential people in the world.” She serves as the Founder and CEO of Organamet Bio. She holds a bachelor’s degree from MUW and a Ph.D. from UT Southwestern Medical Center.
This event is part of the Spring 2026 Homecoming festivities and the Gordy Honors Forum Series.

Spring Fling: Step and Dance Competition
2026-04-11 17:30 - 20:00 | Rent Auditorium and/or Nissan Auditorium
The brothers of the Alpha Omicron Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Incorporated are pleased to announce that we are hosting our Spring Fling: Dance and Step show competition. Come out and support the participating team/organizations as they compete.
Hosted by: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12129106

Swim 1922
2026-04-16 18:00 - 20:30 | Stark Recreation Center, 521 11th Street South, Columbus, MS, 39701, United States
Members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. will host a swim educational event to educate students on the safety of swimming.
Hosted by: Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12211235

Pie a Poodle
2026-04-17 11:00 - 13:00 | Hogarth Dining Hall
Members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. will Host Pie a Poodle.
Hosted by: Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12210744

Minute to Fry it
2026-04-20 18:20 - 19:30 | GPG Room
Join us for night of fun!
Hosted by: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12421628

Dare A Dove
2026-04-21 11:00 - 13:00 | Cafeteria
Pick a dare for your favorite dove!
Hosted by: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12409372

Battle of the Nuggets, Who’s got the Sauce?
2026-04-21 17:00 - 20:00 | W Room
Join us for a fun night of games!
Hosted by: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12420056
