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 has appointed Kathy Newman as chair of the Department of Theatre, proceeding David Carter who retired from the position at the end of the 2025-26 academic year. “I am very excited to have Kathy Newman serve as our new chair of the Department of…
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…
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…
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.
