Global Information Lookup Global Information

Mississippi University for Women information


Mississippi University for Women
Former names
Industrial Institute and College for the Education of White Girls of Mississippi (1884–1920)
Mississippi State College for Women (1920–1974)
TypePublic liberal arts college
EstablishedMarch 12, 1884; 140 years ago (1884-03-12)
Parent institution
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning[1]
AccreditationSACS
Academic affiliations
  • COPLAC
  • Space-grant
Endowment$43.8 million (2017)
PresidentNora Miller
ProvostScott Tollison
Academic staff
208
Administrative staff
201
Students2,339 (Fall 2022)[2]
Location
Columbus
,
Mississippi
,
United States

33°29′35″N 88°25′7″W / 33.49306°N 88.41861°W / 33.49306; -88.41861
CampusRemote town[3], 114 acres (0.46 km2)
Other campusesTupelo
NewspaperMUW Spectator
ColorsW blue and welty blue[4]
   
NicknameOwls
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division III - SLIAC
MascotOdy the Owl
Websitewww.muw.edu
Front view of the campus

Mississippi University for Women (MUW or "The W") is a coeducational public university in Columbus, Mississippi. It was formerly named the Industrial Institute and College for the Education of White Girls[5] and later the Mississippi State College for Women. Men have been admitted to MUW since 1982[6] and as of 2022 made up 23 percent of the student body.[2] As a public liberal arts college, MUW is one of just 30 universities in the United States and Canada to be selected for membership in the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.

Looking north on Serenade Drive
Physical distance sign behind Callaway Hall
  1. ^ "IHL System - About".
  2. ^ a b "Mississippi University for Women". Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "IPEDS-Mississippi University for Women".
  4. ^ "Official Colors".
  5. ^ "For The Education of White Girls - In Their Footsteps: Desegregation of The W". MUW. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "COURT SAYS SCHOOL CANNOT BAR MEN". The New York Times. July 2, 1982. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

and 19 Related for: Mississippi University for Women information

Request time (Page generated in 1.1588 seconds.)

Mississippi University for Women

Last Update:

Mississippi University for Women (MUW or "The W") is a coeducational public university in Columbus, Mississippi. It was formerly named the Industrial...

Word Count : 1956

University Press of Mississippi

Last Update:

State University, Delta State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi State University, Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi Valley...

Word Count : 414

University of Mississippi

Last Update:

-89.536 The University of Mississippi (byname Ole Miss) is a public research university that is located adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, and has a medical...

Word Count : 12053

List of colleges and universities in Mississippi

Last Update:

of 33 colleges and universities are located in Mississippi, all of which are accredited by one or more organizations. Mississippi portal List of college...

Word Count : 78

Mississippi State University

Last Update:

Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research...

Word Count : 4651

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Last Update:

the University of Mississippi (UM) campus in Oxford, Mississippi.) The 164-acre campus also includes University Hospital, Wiser Hospital for Women and...

Word Count : 2873

University of Southern Mississippi

Last Update:

The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It...

Word Count : 7159

Flag of Mississippi

Last Update:

University, Jackson State University, Mississippi State University, Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi Valley State University, University...

Word Count : 7183

Eudora Welty

Last Update:

Garden. Welty studied at the Mississippi State College for Women from 1925 to 1927, then transferred to the University of Wisconsin to complete her studies...

Word Count : 3879

Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science

Last Update:

in Columbus, Mississippi, United States on the campus of the Mississippi University for Women. A member of the National Consortium for Secondary STEM...

Word Count : 693

Doris Taylor

Last Update:

caring for her brother, who had schizophrenia, led her to a career in medical research. Taylor earned her B.S. from Mississippi University for Women in Biology...

Word Count : 443

Mississippi Valley State University

Last Update:

Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU, The Valley or Valley) is a public historically black university in Mississippi Valley State, Mississippi, adjacent...

Word Count : 1666

Intermediate scrutiny

Last Update:

subject to an intermediate standard of judicial review. In Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan in 1982, the United States Supreme Court ruled that...

Word Count : 2593

Mississippi College

Last Update:

Mississippi College (MC) is a private Baptist university in Clinton, Mississippi. Founded in 1826, MC is the second-oldest Baptist-affiliated college or...

Word Count : 2897

Mississippi

Last Update:

Mississippi (/ˌmɪsəˈsɪpi/ MISS-ə-SIH-pee) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the...

Word Count : 16781

National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program

Last Update:

Recruit and train U.S. citizens, especially women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities, for careers in aerospace science and technology;...

Word Count : 2377

Gulf South Conference

Last Update:

Alabama–Huntsville, Henderson State, Central Arkansas, and Mississippi University for Women (MUW) (1993–94); West Florida (1994–95); and Arkansas-Monticello...

Word Count : 2675

MUW Alumnae Association

Last Update:

historic organization for the alumni of Mississippi University for Women. The alumni association operated under the name Mississippi's First Alumnae Association...

Word Count : 929

Michael Farris Smith

Last Update:

University of Southern Mississippi's Center for Writers. Smith taught at Auburn University and at Mississippi University for Women, where he was an associate...

Word Count : 2047

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net