Columbus: Forty Years Later University of Mississippi for Women Started enrolling men, its president says the school should consider choosing a more inclusive name.
Previous attempts to remove “women” from the name, including the most recent one in 2009, have drawn strong backlash from alumni of the school, named W.
Men are about 18% of the 2,700 students muv, President in a letter to alumni nora miller The Commercial Dispatch reported that the university is setting up a task force to investigate the name change.
Miller said he received a letter from the dean’s council at the university in May, acknowledging the current name “challenges”.
“Let me assure you, no matter what happens, we will maintain our historic commitment to academic and leadership development for women, forever cementing our status as the first state-supported college for women in the United States. Hugs,” Miller wrote in the letter dated Sept. 28.
President of MUW in 2009, Claudia Limbertproposed a name change Reneau University To honor Sally Reneau, who wrote to the governor of Mississippi in the mid-19th century to propose a public college for women. This attempt to change the name failed amid protests from vocal graduates.
The school was chartered in 1884 Industrial Institutes and Colleges and an existing private school, was on the premises of the Columbus Women’s Institute. The original mission of the college was to provide higher education and vocational training for women.
In 1920, the name was changed to Mississippi State College for WomenAnd in 1974 it became the University of Mississippi for Women.
Miller said the task force will soon begin sessions to hear from faculty, staff, students, alumni and other stakeholders.
Miller has been president since 2018 and has served at MUW since 2001 in various roles, including senior vice president of administration and chief financial officer.
“As our first alumnus president, I also feel an urgent need to do whatever we can to honor our history while removing obstacles to our future,” Miller said. “I acknowledge that should a new name be recommended, it will be an emotional issue for some; however, it is imperative that we consider honestly all the opportunities that will strengthen our position and help us improve our mission.” allow it to be completed.”
Previous attempts to remove “women” from the name, including the most recent one in 2009, have drawn strong backlash from alumni of the school, named W.
Men are about 18% of the 2,700 students muv, President in a letter to alumni nora miller The Commercial Dispatch reported that the university is setting up a task force to investigate the name change.
Miller said he received a letter from the dean’s council at the university in May, acknowledging the current name “challenges”.
“Let me assure you, no matter what happens, we will maintain our historic commitment to academic and leadership development for women, forever cementing our status as the first state-supported college for women in the United States. Hugs,” Miller wrote in the letter dated Sept. 28.
President of MUW in 2009, Claudia Limbertproposed a name change Reneau University To honor Sally Reneau, who wrote to the governor of Mississippi in the mid-19th century to propose a public college for women. This attempt to change the name failed amid protests from vocal graduates.
The school was chartered in 1884 Industrial Institutes and Colleges and an existing private school, was on the premises of the Columbus Women’s Institute. The original mission of the college was to provide higher education and vocational training for women.
In 1920, the name was changed to Mississippi State College for WomenAnd in 1974 it became the University of Mississippi for Women.
Miller said the task force will soon begin sessions to hear from faculty, staff, students, alumni and other stakeholders.
Miller has been president since 2018 and has served at MUW since 2001 in various roles, including senior vice president of administration and chief financial officer.
“As our first alumnus president, I also feel an urgent need to do whatever we can to honor our history while removing obstacles to our future,” Miller said. “I acknowledge that should a new name be recommended, it will be an emotional issue for some; however, it is imperative that we consider honestly all the opportunities that will strengthen our position and help us improve our mission.” allow it to be completed.”