Mississippi University for Women will once again celebrate Sonya Kovalevsky, a pioneer for women in the field of mathematics, with the annual Sonya Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day event Friday, Oct. 23 from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Students work to solve a problem during an SK Day session. Held…
COLUMBUS, Miss.— Mississippi native W. Ralph Eubanks returns as keynote author for Mississippi University for Women’s 38th annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium, Oct. 22-24 with his latest collection of essays, “Darkness on the Delta: How America’s Richest Soil Became Its Poorest Land.” W. Ralph Eubanks “Also featured during…
Four members of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at Mississippi University for Women have been awarded grants through the Mississippi Arts Commission. Dr. Kendall Dunkelberg The group includes Dr. Kendall Dunkelberg, program director; Ellen Ann Fentress, part-time faculty member; Julie Whitehead, ’21; and Katrina…
The Department of Communication and campus community at Mississippi University for Women mourn the passing of Dr. Barry P. Smith, who served as chair of the Department of Communication for 12 years. He passed away Friday, Sept. 18 at the age of 50. Smith joined The W in…
Mississippi University for Women will observe Constitution Day, Thursday, Sept. 17, with the annual event co-hosted by the Student Government Association and the Department of History, Political Science and Geography. Constitution Day, Sept. 17, marks the signing of the United States Constitution in 1787. The Constitution Day…
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.
