The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System (CLPLS) is hosting the exhibit Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality from February 3-27, 2026. This exhibition, organized by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, features an exploration of the full trajectory of Douglass’s epic life from 1818 to 1895. In this traveling exhibition, viewers can learn about Douglass’s escape from slavery, his […]
The W Department of Music is proud to showcase our voice students’ hard work – please join us for a wonderful evening of music featuring an array of different genres. This event is free and open to the public.
Sheryl Jefferies, independent scholar and oral historian, will speak about three contemporary southern women artists, including MUW alum and Columbus native Elayne Goodman. Sheryl is a contributing author for Beyond Discards: Junk Appropriation in Global Art and editor and producer of a podcast. This event is part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. The […]
The Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System (CLPLS) is hosting the exhibit Frederick Douglass: Advocate for Equality from February 3-27, 2026. This exhibition, organized by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, features an exploration of the full trajectory of Douglass’s epic life from 1818 to 1895. In this traveling exhibition, viewers can learn about Douglass’s escape from slavery, his […]
The W Department of Music presents New Music at the W, a recital of modern and contemporary concert music in a mesmerizing fusion of genres. This event is free and open to the public.
But what about men? The spring sessions of 1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey’s Feminist Book Club begin with Caitlin Moran’s examination of masculinity in What About Men? Join the book club for a conversation about the ways contemporary culture influences masculinity. 1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey started this book club as part of her Nancy Yates Community […]
Professor and Chair of the Department of Music at The W, Julia Mortyakova will discuss how she founded the International Music by Women Festival. She will also perform songs by a female composer. This event is part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. The theme for the Spring 2026 colloquium series is “Women and […]
The tenth annual international Music by Women Festival will be held March 5-7, 2026 on the campus of the Mississippi University for Women. The festival will feature concerts of new and historic music written by women composers historically as well as in the present day. Concerts will be taking place each day at 10 A.M. […]
Dr. J. Janice Coleman is a quilter, storyteller, and professor of English at Alcorn State University. Her collection of works includes a quilt inspired by Toni Morrison’s Beloved as well as one featuring a life-sized image of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer titled Is This America? Her works, including quilts, cotton sacks, pillowcases, pincushions, […]
Please join us for an evening of lovely piano music with our special guest artist, Ellen Elder! This event is free and open to the public.
The W Department of Music and the Mid-South Chapter of NACUSA (National Association of Composers/USA) hosts a concert featuring new compositions. Please join us for a fun afternoon of music! This event is free and open to the public.
Mississippi University for Women presents “An Asylum for Mankind,” the second episode from the new Ken Burns documentary, The American Revolution. This episode covers the period from May 1775 to July 1776. New Englanders rush to surround the British Army in Boston, but as war begins Americans find themselves sharply divided. After the Battle of […]