Survivor, advocate and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Smart will inspire audiences as the featured speaker at Mississippi University for Women’s 2026 Welty Gala at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at the Trotter Convention Center in downtown Columbus. Elizabeth Smart “Each year, the Welty Gala celebrates stories…
Mississippi University for Women has announced the list of candidates to be conferred with degrees during the summer commencement ceremonies on July 24, 2026. DEGREE CANDIDATES | Doctor of Nursing Practice | | Master of Arts in Teaching | Master…
Mississippi University for Women has appointed Kathy Newman as chair of the Department of Theatre, proceeding David Carter who retired from the position at the end of the 2025-26 academic year. “I am very excited to have Kathy Newman serve as our new chair of the Department of…
Mississippi University for Women’s WISE Start Project has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mississippi Families for Kids and Help Me Grow Mississippi to launch a partnership that will expand developmental screenings for young children throughout Columbus and Lowndes County. Speech-language pathology student Abby Grace Pittman screens a…
Mississippi University for Women will celebrate summer graduates during the annual commencement ceremony Friday, July 24 at 11 a.m. in Rent Auditorium, Whitfield Hall, on The W’s campus. The ceremony will feature students graduating from the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Professional Studies, Vandergriff…
