Mississippi University for Women celebrated the invaluable contributions made by faculty with the awarding of Faculty Research and Creative Activity Awards, Friday, Nov. 3. The awards encompass recognition for early career research and creative activities, as well as sustained contributions throughout an academic career. Nominations for the awards were evaluated…
Academic Affairs
Mississippi University for Women has named Patricia Caston as director of sponsored and collaborative projects at Mississippi University for Women. In this position, Caston will work with faculty, staff and administration to develop grant proposals, coordinate grant-funded programs for agencies, institutions, local government and collaborate with external agencies to identify…
Mississippi University for Women’s Office of Student Life, in conjunction with the Student Success Center, will host an event celebrating first-generation students from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, in the Cochran Ballroom. “Schools across the nation will celebrate their first-generation students for the annual National First-Generation College Celebration. This day…
Established by the Legislature in 2010, the Educational Achievement Council annually provides benchmarks toward national educational goals for each university in the Mississippi higher educational system. The EAC report card has recently been released, detailing each university’s progress in increasing the educational attainment and skill levels of the state’s working-age…
On the second floor of the Cromwell Communications Center at Mississippi University for Women, students will find a renovated active learning classroom filled with 30 computers, two large monitors, cameras and a smart board. “Students are able to participate in lectures, hands-on activities and computer-based homework all in the same…
About The W
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 2,227 students in more than 70 majors and concentrations and has educated men for 40 years. The university is nationally recognized for low student debt, diversity and social mobility which empowers students to BE BOLD.
Be Bold. Tower with Blue.