Survivor, advocate and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Smart will inspire audiences as the featured speaker at Mississippi University for Women’s 2026 Welty Gala at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at the Trotter Convention Center in downtown Columbus. Elizabeth Smart “Each year, the Welty Gala celebrates stories…
Mississippi University for Women will celebrate summer graduates during the annual commencement ceremony Friday, July 24 at 11 a.m. in Rent Auditorium, Whitfield Hall, on The W’s campus. The ceremony will feature students graduating from the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Professional Studies, Vandergriff…
Most college graduates spend the weeks after commencement celebrating and preparing for what’s next. Since earning his degree from Mississippi University for Women, Ethan Wilkins has conducted cystic fibrosis research, presented his findings at a national conference and advocated on Capitol Hill for continued federal research funding. Ethan Wilkins…
Dr. Malia Schimminger has been named director of Career Services and Professional Development Center at Mississippi University for Women. Malia Schimminger “I am incredibly proud of what we have built through the Career Services and Professional Development Center, and I am excited to see Dr. Schimminger bring her…
The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning will host listening sessions on Tuesday, April 14 to solicit input from students, faculty, staff, alumni and community stakeholders on the qualifications and qualities they want to see in candidates for the next president of the Mississippi University…
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.
