Longtime faculty member, Alex Stelioes-Wills, has been named chair of the Department of Art & Design at Mississippi University for Women. Alex Stelioes-Wills “I appreciate that I am benefiting from the hard work of the two previous chairs: Professor Robert Gibson and Professor Shawn Dickey. The Department of Art &…

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Mississippi University for Women will celebrate summer graduates with Commencement ceremonies Friday, July 28 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Rent Auditorium, Whitfield Hall, on The W’s campus. A ceremony for RN-to-BSN students in the College of Nursing & Health Sciences whose last name begin with A-R will be…

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Mississippi University for Women was recently named to Money.com’s “America’s Best Colleges” list. Using a star system, The W received 4 stars out of a possible 5 stars. To establish the ranking, Money.com reviewed more than 2,400 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges across to country. A total of 736…

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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.