Making Money Moves: Women, Wealth, and Risk-Taking with Andrew Luccasen
2026-04-01 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Memorial Library
Want to learn how to make your money go further? Join Andrew Luccasen, Professor of Economics and Finance and advisor of The W’s TVA Investment Club, for a discussion of Invest Like a Girl, a new book from Jessica Spangler. Dr. Spangler’s guide is designed to provide “the essential information and … the game plans that women need to begin investing right away and according to their unique financial profiles.”
This event is the second in a two-part series on financial literacy co-sponsored by the Women’s College and the Career Services and Professional Development Center.

Invest Like a Girl: Jump Into the Stock Market, Reach Your Money Goals, and Build Wealth
2026-03-04 16:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-03 17:00 - 18:00

Invest Like a (Girl)Boss: A Financial Literacy Workshop
2025-11-04 17:00 - 18:00
Want to learn how to make your money go further? The first step is to ensure that you’re not spending everything you earn and that you’re earning as much as you should. In these back-to-back workshops, a representative from Regions Bank will first review personal budgeting before The W’s own Ali Glasgow covers salary negotiation.
This event is the first in a two-part series on financial literacy co-sponsored by the Women’s College and the Career Services and Professional Development Center.

Fireside Chat with W Alum Kimberly Griffin
2025-10-15 16:00 - 17:00
Kimberly Griffin is a seasoned revenue generation expert with over two decades of fundraising, marketing, sales, and advertising experience. She is also the founding publisher and chief revenue officer of the Mississippi Free Press, a statewide nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet focusing on solutions-based journalism. She received her B.S. in journalism from The W. Read her full bio at the Mississippi Free Press.
Griffin will be sharing the inside scoop on her struggles and successes in building the non-profit newsroom at Mississippi Free Press. The conversation will be moderated by 1884 Scholar and Spectator reporter Merry MacLellan.
Part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. All are welcome.

Reclaiming Pleasure with Catherine Simone Gray
2025-10-01 16:00 - 17:00
Catherine Simone Gray–also called “Unsilenced Woman” and author of Proud Flesh: A Memoir of Motherhood, Intimate Violence, and Reclaiming Pleasure–gathers women, mothers, and caregivers to explore how writing can be an ally in our living and loving.
Part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. All are welcome.
