• Community Read Author Talk: Alejandra Campoverdi

    Kossen Auditorium (Inside Poindexter Hall)

    Presentation and discussion with Alejandra Campoverdi, author of First Gen:  A Memoir, about navigating college and social mobility as a first-generation Latina. Sponsored by the MS Humanities Council and The Columbus Community Read Partners.

  • Movie Night: On the Basis of Sex

    Cochran Ballroom

    Presented by the Residence Hall Association and Housing, this two-hours-long documentary and drama will focus on the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

  • Spring Book Talk: Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts

    Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Library

    Join Fant Memorial Library for another installment of their Spring Book Talk. This year’s book is Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks by Crystal Wilkinson, and this month’s discussion will focus on chapters 8-11.

  • Reclaiming Pleasure with Catherine Simone Gray

    Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Memorial Library

    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.

  • Fireside Chat with W Alum Kimberly Griffin

    Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Memorial Library

    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 […]

  • Invest Like a (Girl)Boss: A Financial Literacy Workshop

    Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Memorial Library

    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. […]

  • Women’s Health & Entrepreneurship with Amy Bogue

    GPG Multi-Purpose Room – MUW Library

    Amy Bogue is president and founder of Allegro Family Clinics, which recently expanded its services to include obstetrics and gynecology. Named one of the top 50 CEOs in MS, Bogue has also launched a hub of resources at Allegro to help combat human trafficking. Part of the Women’s College Colloquium Speaker Series. All are welcome.

  • Art History in the Making: Three Southern Women Artists

    Gail Gunter Multi-Purpose Room

    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 […]

  • Special Performance by Julia Mortyakova

    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 […]

  • Three Years in the Life of Fannie Lou Hamer: An American Catalyst for Change

    Gail P. Gunter Room, Fant Library

    Dr. J. Janice Coleman, a quilter, storyteller, and professor of English at Alcorn State University, will be speaking about and displaying her collection of quilts, cotton sacks, and pillows inspired by the life of Fannie Lou Hamer. One quilt she will be displaying features a life-sized image of Mrs. Hamer. To view some of Dr. […]

  • Martha Swain Lecture: Reclaiming Women’s Power in the American Revolution

    Nissan Auditorium – Parkinson Hall

    Join the Women’s Center for Research & Public Policy and the Ina E. Gordy Honors College for the 2026 Martha Swain Lecture.  Dr. Jacqueline Beatty, Associate Professor of History at York College of Pennsylvania, will present “Reclaiming Women’s Power in the American Revolution,” based on research for her book, In Dependence, which explores women’s petitions […]

  • 1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey’s Feminist Book Club: Session 2

    Friendly City Books 501 5th St N, Columbus, MS, United States

    Octavia Butler’s dystopian Parable of the Sower is the feminist book club’s next spring read. Whether you are new to speculative fiction or a long-standing fan, join this discussion of Butler’s prescient novel. 1884 Fellow Lessa Harvey began this book club as part of her Nancy Yates Community Engagement internship.