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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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Annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium to Feature Ashley M. Jones

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Ashley M. Jones will return to Mississippi University for Women to keynote the 37th annual Eudora Welty Writers’ Symposium, set for Oct. 23–25, 2025. Jones will present her new poetry collection, “Lullaby for the Grieving.” Ashley M. Jones “At the Welty Symposium, literature comes alive as invited authors take to…

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The W launches single application for four premier scholarships

Monday, September 29, 2025

Mississippi University for Women is now offering one application that qualifies students for four different scholarships, including one full-tuition scholarship. “With the Premier Scholarship initiative, The W has combined the selection processes of four of our most competitive scholarships into a single application,” said Dr. David Brooking, executive director of…

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SLP students, faculty attend MSHA conference

Monday, September 29, 2025

A team of Mississippi University for Women speech-language pathology students emerged victorious recently, beating out teams of students from universities across Mississippi in the Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association (MSHA) Praxis Bowl at the annual conference, held in Flowood. Graduate SLP students from The W celebrate their win in the MSHA Praxis…

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