Mississippi University for Women is pleased to announce alumna Elise Wilson has been named executive director for alumni and development. Wilson, who has served as interim since May 2025, brings a passion for student success and strong community connections to the university’s leadership team. “I am honored to serve…
Newly elected officers and members of the Mississippi University for Women Alumni Association (MUWAA) Board of Directors launched a year of service in July. The 2025-2026 MUWAA president is Ashley Dean of Lebanon, Tennessee, a member of the Class of 2006, and the president-elect is Bayleigh Herron Vick of Baltimore,…
Ashley M. Jones will return to Mississippi University for Women to keynote the 37th annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium, set for Oct. 23–25, 2025. Jones will present her new poetry collection, “Lullaby for the Grieving.” Ashley M. Jones “At the Welty Symposium, literature comes alive as invited authors take to…
Local educator Katie Studdard teaches 110 students daily. Her passion to meet the needs of all learners led her to become a student again. Katie McDill Studdard This week, Studdard will begin her sixth year as an art teacher for Caledonia Middle School and 20th year overall as an educator,…
Jeff Henderson, award-winning chef, New York Times bestselling author and television personality, will be the featured speaker for Mississippi University for Women’s 2025 Welty Gala at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at the Trotter Convention Center in downtown Columbus. Chef Jeff Henderson “It’s a privilege to host Chef Jeff Henderson…
Located in historic Columbus, Mississippi, The W was founded in 1884 as the first state-supported college for women in the United States. Today, the university is home to 2,371 students in more than 70 majors and concentrations and has educated men for 40 years. The university is nationally recognized for low student debt, community and social mobility which empowers students to BE BOLD.
Be Bold.
