At the club’s first session, members will discuss Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me. Lessa Harvey, an 1884 Fellow in the Women’s College, created this feminist book club after working at Friendly City Books as a Nancy Yates Community Engagement Fellow in the summer of 2025.
At the club’s second session, members will discuss The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick. Lessa Harvey, an 1884 Fellow in the Women’s College, created this feminist book club after working at Friendly City Books as a Nancy Yates Community Engagement Fellow in the summer of 2025.
Join us at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library for a preview and panel discussion of The American Revolution, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary series that explores the country’s founding struggle and its eight-year War for Independence. Drs. Jon Hooks (Mississippi University for Women) and Judith Ridner (Mississippi State University) will draw on their expertise to set […]
Set for Saturday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., campus, especially Welty Drive, will be buzzing with excitement as local artisans set up booths showcasing their work. The road is also lined with Oak trees, hence the name, Under the Oaks. The event is free and open to the public. Additionally, there will be live […]
At the club’s last fall session, members will discuss Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay. Lessa Harvey, an 1884 Fellow in the Women’s College, created this feminist book club after working at Friendly City Books as a Nancy Yates Community Engagement Fellow in the summer of 2025.
From January 5 – 30, stop by the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library to explore the “Freedom: A History of US” exhibit from the Gilder Lehrmen Institute. The library is open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday and from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Since 1776, when the United States declared […]
The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library welcomes Dr. Susannah Ural for a presentation on the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6. Dr. Ural is the Frank and Virginia Williams Chair for Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Studies at Mississippi State University and Director of the Civil War and Reconstruction […]
The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library welcomes Dr. C. Sade Turnipseed for a presentation on the life and legacy of Ida B. Wells at noon on Tuesday, January 27. Dr. Turnipseed is an Assistant Professor of History at Jackson State University and has spent much of her career highlighting Black history in the Delta, from her work […]
Dr. Julia Mortyakova, Professor and Department Chair for Music, and Dr. Valentin Bogdan, Professor of Music, will be performing selections on the piano. This is the first Honors Forum Series of the Spring 2026 semester.
Dr. Julia Mortyakova, Professor and Department Chair for Music, and Dr. Valentin Bogdan, Professor of Music, will be performing selections on the piano. This is the first Honors Forum Series of the Spring 2026 semester.
Do you know what the attorney general’s office is responsible for? What about the mayor? Test your knowledge of local government in this interactive game developed by the Southern Poverty Law Center. This installment of the Spring 2026 Honors Forum series aims to get students and community members thinking about the government officials who impact […]
Do you know what the attorney general’s office is responsible for? What about the mayor? Test your knowledge of local government in this interactive game developed by the Southern Poverty Law Center. This installment of the Spring 2026 Honors Forum series aims to get students and community members thinking about the government officials who impact […]