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Mississippi University for Women’s spring Forum Series hosted by the Gordy Honors College opens Thursday, Feb. 2 with mental health advocate Alex Bush. Alex Bush Originally from Denver, Bush has been a passionate spokesperson for mental health awareness since losing a parent and multiple friends to suicide and…

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Stephen Phillips didn’t know he was a member of a select community. Stephen Phillips Phillips’ epiphany came when he was an undergraduate at Mississippi University for Women and professor Alisa Holen asked him to research other black ceramic artists. “I was surprised we were few in numbers,”…

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Dr. Nora Corrigan, professor of English, has been named the 2023 Humanities Teacher for Mississippi University for Women. Nora Corrigan Corrigan presented a public lecture titled “The Games We Play and What they Say About Us: Gaming from the Ancient World through the Renaissance” Monday, Jan. 30, at…

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The Mississippi University for Women Student Programming Board will serve as the host for the 100th Night Ceremony from 6-11 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at Carrier Chapel. The ceremony, which was created in 1992 by the Division of Student Services, occurs 100 nights before the spring graduation. It…

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Dr. Ebony Lumumba could not imagine navigating her undergraduate studies while trying to manage pregnancy. Dr. Ebony Lumumba Lumumba recalls having that thought in 2013 when she was pregnant with her first child and working as an assistant professor of English at Tougaloo College. That time stands out…

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