Mississippi University for Women’s WISE Start Project has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mississippi Families for Kids and Help Me Grow Mississippi to launch a partnership that will expand developmental screenings for young children throughout Columbus and Lowndes County. Speech-language pathology student Abby Grace Pittman screens a…
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…
Haley Bailey, instructor of nursing at Mississippi University for Women, was named among the best college professors in The Commercial Dispatch’s “Best of the Triangle” for 2026. The “Best of the Triangle” is a yearly competition where the public decides who is the best at what they do…
Dr. Hope Durst, assistant professor of education, was named the Best College Professor in The Commercial Dispatch’s “Best of the Triangle” for 2026. The “Best of the Triangle” is a yearly competition where the public decides who is the best at what they do by voting. The contest…
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…
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.
