The public health programs in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at Mississippi University for Women will host the inaugural Healthy Beginnings Fair, Friday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m.-noon in the Pohl Gymnasium lobby. The event is dedicated to supporting the health and well-being of mothers, children and expecting families…
Nursing & Health Sciences
Undergraduate students at Mississippi University for Women pursuing a degree in speech-language pathology will soon have a streamlined path to graduate school, with automatic admission to The W’s master’s program beginning fall 2025. The recently approved automatic admission program offered through The W’s speech-language pathology program will allow students who…
Mississippi University for Women students who recently graduated from the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program in spring 2025 achieved a 100% licensure exam pass rate and 100% job placement rate. Of the graduate students who received their master’s degree in the spring, all secured job placement before graduation…
With any large undertaking, there is always a “why.” For Bernesha Mclemore, graduate nursing student at Mississippi University for Women, her reason for everything is her autistic son. “The reason that I want to step away from bedside nursing and go the nurse practitioner route is to be more present…
Mississippi University for Women received three separate nominations in The Commercial Dispatch’s “Best of the Triangle” for 2025. Dr. Brandy Larmon and Dr. Hope Durst The “Best of the Triangle” is a yearly competition where the public decides who is the best at what they do by voting. The contest…
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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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