Karol Lagodzki, an alumnus of Mississippi University for Women, is one of five finalists for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel for his work, “Controlled Conversations.” Karol Lagodzki The PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel honors a debut novel of exceptional merit by an American author who has not previously published…
Arts & Sciences
Ethan Wilkins, of Vernon, Alabama, a junior biology major at Mississippi University for Women, will spend his summer with a lab coat thanks to a $6,500 scholarship from the Mississippi IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE). Ethan Wilkins and Dr. Ghanshyam Heda work in Heda’s lab. Wilkins will work…
Mississippi University for Women’s Department of Sciences and Mathematics will host the final entry of its SM-100 Seminar Series, for the semester, Monday, April 21, from noon- 1 p.m. Dr. Alvin H. Schmaier, M.D., Robert W. Kellermeyer professor of hematology and oncology at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals…
Dr. Julia Mortyakova The theatre department at Mississippi University for Women is excited to present Eugene Ionesco’s classic, absurd masterpiece, “The Chairs.” A tragic farce, the production is about an old man and old woman who live in a tower on an island. They are planning for a meeting that…
Three Mississippi University for Women voice majors won prizes in the finals at the annual statewide conference and student auditions held by the Mississippi chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). The event took place Feb. 21-22 at Mississippi State University in Starkville. Moira Cairns, Kalina Tran…
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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.
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