Amy Bogue is president and founder of Allegro Family Clinics, which recently expanded its services to include obstetrics and gynecology. Named one of the top 50 CEOs in MS, Bogue has also launched a hub of resources at Allegro to help combat human trafficking. Part of the Women's College Colloquium Speaker Series. All are welcome.
At the club's last fall session, members will discuss Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay. Lessa Harvey, an 1884 Fellow in the Women's College, created this feminist book club after working at Friendly City Books as a Nancy Yates Community Engagement Fellow in the summer of 2025.
From January 5 - 30, stop by the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library to explore the "Freedom: A History of US" exhibit from the Gilder Lehrmen Institute. The library is open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday and from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Since 1776, when the United States declared […]
The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library welcomes Dr. Susannah Ural for a presentation on the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6. Dr. Ural is the Frank and Virginia Williams Chair for Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Studies at Mississippi State University and Director of the Civil War and Reconstruction […]
The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library welcomes Dr. C. Sade Turnipseed for a presentation on the life and legacy of Ida B. Wells at noon on Tuesday, January 27. Dr. Turnipseed is an Assistant Professor of History at Jackson State University and has spent much of her career highlighting Black history in the Delta, from her work […]
This is an interactive workshop for students that need a Semester reset. Need to recover from a rough semester? Need to reroute old study habits? This is your first year/semester in college? Need help utilizing campus resources without feeling awkward? This INTERACTIVE workshop is for YOU! Hosted by: Student Success Center Additional Information can be […]
Get a haircut for half the price while learning the best ways of financial literacy for this up coming Valentine's Day! Hosted by: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12067355
The "Love your journey" workshop is a fun, interactive event to focus on ways to truly love your academics, time, support, and wallet. Hosted by: Student Success Center Additional Information can be found at: https://muw.campuslabs.com/engage/event/12096434
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]