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The W receives $140k grant to support future Mississippi teachers

Thursday, October 09, 2025

Mississippi University for Women has received a $140,000 grant from the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) through its Mississippi Teacher Residency (MTR) program, covering tuition, books and fees for 10 teacher candidates. “This grant directly advances the School of Education’s mission to prepare highly effective, reflective and service-oriented educators who…

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Land becomes first W student to receive CFLE scholarship

Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Haleigh Land, who graduated from Mississippi University for Women during summer commencement, has become the first student in the history of the Department of Psychology and Family Science to receive the National Council on Family Relations’ Certified Family Life Educator scholarship which pays for half of her credentialing fees. Haleigh…

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McConnell earns national assistive technology certification

Monday, October 06, 2025

Lynn P. McConnell, speech-language pathologist at Mississippi University for Women, has earned the Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) certification by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA). Lynn McConnell “From the beginning of my career in augmentative communication, earning the ATP certification from RESNA has been a…

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