Karina Garcia. At first, the words came easily for Karina Garcia. It wasn’t until Garcia and her family immigrated from Michoacan, Mexico, to the United States that she grasped the limitations of language. Suddenly, words that came easily to Garcia in Spanish proved elusive in English. Learning a new language…
Mississippi University for Women and Copiah-Lincoln Community College recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate degree completion. default The agreement established a pathway for Co-Lin students to complete a degree in psychology, family science and a certificate program in child advocacy studies (CAST). Both Co-Lin and W advisers…
The evolution of Ellen Ann Fentress’ work continues. A project that originally started as essays about segregation academies in the state of Mississippi has changed names to include stories from public schools. The revamped website, which is called “The Admissions Project: Race and the Possible for Southern Schools,” has been…
Kristi DiClemente enjoys planning, organizing and staying busy. Kristi DiClemente DiClemente intends to put those skills to good use in her new role as chair of Mississippi University for Women’s Department of History, Political Science, & Geography (HPG). “I’m really excited about the opportunity to continue the work of my…
COLUMBUS, Miss.– The struggles weren’t real to Jazmin Roman. Jazmin Roman As one of the top students in her class at Forest High School, Roman didn’t grasp how much some of her English Learner (EL) classmates struggled to complete their work. It wasn’t until Roman participated in the Spanish Service-Learning…
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.
