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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 .
During their regular meeting Thursday morning, Nov. 21, the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning board voted to add new degree programs to the state's universities while cutting several others.
The name changed again in l974 to Mississippi University for Women to reflect better the nature of the academic programs, including graduate studies. In l982 the United States Supreme Court ...
The name was changed to Mississippi State College for Women in 1920 and to Mississippi University for Women in 1974. Why not honor the home base and rename it the University of Columbus? Or ...
Its name changed in 1878. In 1889, Kentucky University (later Transylvania University), bought a stake in the school, taking total control in 1903. Closed in 1932. John Lyle's Female Seminary (founded in 1806) [2] Kentucky College for Young Ladies, Pewee Valley, was chartered and opened in 1874. Boys were allowed for day classes in 1896.
The Mississippi University for Women is offering up to $5,500 in scholarship funds to qualifying Birmingham-Southern College students who want to transfer, the university's president announced ...
Bennett College, founded as a coeducational school, realigned as a women's college in 1926. Mississippi University for Women changed its single-sex admissions policy to include men in 1982 following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan.
Now, SB 2715 proposes the entire MUW become part of Mississippi State University. "Mississippi University for Women" would change to "The W at Mississippi State University."