The W Athletics Director, Buddy Foster, has received the 2026 Dr. Lee McKinney Distinguished Service Award from the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC), it was announced at the annual league meeting. Foster is in his third year of leading the Owls’ intercollegiate program on a full-time basis, and…
The 2025-26 men’s basketball season has been one of, literally, rewriting The W’s program history. On Friday, March 6 at 6:15 p.m. CT, the Owls will scribe the next entry in that record book, when they travel to Emory University for a first-round NCAA Division III national championship game.
Mississippi University for Women Athletics officially celebrated the opening of the Holland Hollow Student-Athlete Center on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The center is a transformational 3,200-square-foot academic facility designed to elevate the student-athlete experience. Chair of MUW Foundation Deborah Hodges, Sandy Holland, Rebecca “Becky” Smith, President Nora Miller and Director…
When Kate Blankenship set foot on the campus of Mississippi University for Women, she knew she had found her university. Kate Blankenship Transferring from a community college, the Grenada, Mississippi, native only knew one person at The W. She soon found community in her teammates on the Owls…
One of the downsides of reaching the final four of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) post-season tournament this weekend for The W baseball is that its players will miss the University’s traditional graduation ceremony, scheduled for Friday, May 9. Fear not, because The W – to put…
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.
