MUW in the News

Since 1890, seniors at Mississippi University for Women have gathered each year on graduation day for the Magnolia Chain ceremony, walking from Callaway Hall to Columbus Hall with their fellow graduates before making a mad dash for a magnolia blossom, which is said to bring fortune and romance to the senior who receives it.  

It is a ceremony steeped in tradition and is especially powerful for those making the walk with family members or alumni.  

For Linda Cullum and her daughters, Blair Cullum and Bonny Cullum Kennedy, participating in the Mag Chain was an unforgettable experience: The three women were among 483 students who graduated from MUW later in the day.  

Alumna Dr. Marcella McKay gave W graduates an imaginary gift – a pair of eye glasses – at the university’s 128th commencement exercises Saturday.

Carrying the chain of magnolia leaves and flowers has bound together generations.

Following the Magnolia Chain, 480 seniors received their diplomas in two different ceremonies.

COLUMBUS, Miss. — Karen Lott, W class of 2013, aspires to be an effective policy maker one day. In order to realize her goal, the political science major is getting ground-level experience through…

COLUMBUS, Miss. — When she first stepped on The W campus four years ago, Menuka Ban had never been to the United States, much less to Mississippi. She was the first woman from her small village of…

They came from across the nation, their hair perhaps a little grayer, their steps perhaps a little slower, but their faces as alight with enthusiasm as they were the first day they stepped on campus at Mississippi University for Women. It was a celebration, after all, and the charter class of MUW’s College of Nursing and Speech-Pathology came prepared for the occasion.

They came from across the nation, their hair perhaps a little grayer, their steps perhaps a little slower, but their faces as alight with enthusiasm as they were the first day they stepped on campus at Mississippi University for Women. It was a celebration, after all, and the charter class of MUW’s College of Nursing and Speech-Pathology came prepared for the occasion.

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20130428/NEWS01/304280039/The-W-celebrates-40-years-nursing-program