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.
Friendly City Books
1500 N 5th St, Columbus, MS, United States
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 […]
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 […]
Fant Memorial Library
1100 College St, Columbus, MS, United States
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, […]
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 […]