Since his time at Sale Elementary School in Columbus, Aven Norwood has known about Mississippi University for Women. Aven Norwood “We would have these events called enrichment camps,” he said. “That was where, for a week, if you scored high enough on your state test, you could come over to…
Graduating seniors Khayla Gray (communication), of Columbus, and Jarius Ware (associate of science in nursing), of Pontotoc, have been named Miss and Mr. MUW for the 2024-25 academic year. Jarius Ware and Khayla Gray The awards are part of the graduating class’s Hall of Fame, and winners are elected by…
Mississippi University for Women will fill two key director positions this summer and in the fall. Dr. Melissa Smith, Gibbons Chair of Journalism, will assume the role of Kossen Center for Teaching and Learning director July 1, and Dr. Jill Drouillard, assistant professor of philosophy and women’s, gender and sexuality…
If there is one thing that cannot be said about Alisa Smith, it is that she is an underachiever. Alisa Smith The biology major from Horn Lake came to The W on a Presidential Scholarship. Once on campus, she took the metaphorical bull by the horns and made the most…
When Kate Blankenship set foot on the campus of Mississippi University for Women, she knew she had found her university. Kate Blankenship Transferring from a community college, the Grenada, Mississippi, native only knew one person at The W. She soon found community in her teammates on the Owls Soccer team.
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 2,193 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. Tower with Blue.
