Undergraduate students at Mississippi University for Women pursuing a degree in speech-language pathology will soon have a streamlined path to graduate school, with automatic admission to The W’s master’s program beginning fall 2025. The recently approved automatic admission program offered through The W’s speech-language pathology program will allow…
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Julia Mortyakova, chair of the Department of Music at Mississippi University for Women, has been awarded a $5,000 Performing Arts Fellowship award from the Mississippi Arts Commission. Dr. Julia Mortyakova The fellowship is a portion of the more than $1.7 million in grants and fellowships MAC awarded in…
Mississippi University for Women students who recently graduated from the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program in spring 2025 achieved a 100% licensure exam pass rate and 100% job placement rate. Of the graduate students who received their master’s degree in the spring, all secured job placement…
Mississippi University for Women will launch a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education in fall 2025, designed to prepare students for licensure as pre-K educators. “The shift from a non-licensure model to a licensure-track program directly addresses Mississippi’s urgent need for early childhood educators,” said Dr. Martin…
Designed to address Mississippi’s teacher vacancies, Mississippi University for Women will offer a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Elementary Education in fall 2025.“We’re proud to offer a program that not only strengthens our state’s teacher workforce but also empowers individuals to make meaningful contributions to Mississippi classrooms,”…
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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.
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