The W's Common Reading Initiative

The W's Common Reading Initiative The Common Reading Initiative (CRI) at MUW draws on our rich literary heritage and builds on The W's tradition of excellence in teaching.

This year The W's Common Reading Initiative (CRI) is Anne Moody's autobiography Coming of Age in Mississippi (1968). The book was selected in part to prompt campus-wide discussion of race, race relations, and the history of integration and civil rights. Next year, beginning in Fall 2016, The W will celebrate a very important moment in its history--the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of the i

nstitution. In the coming weeks and months you will hear more about our plans for the commemoration, but our work to prepare really begins by understanding more about the context of the times. Anne Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi will help us get a feel for what life was like for a young person growing up in Mississippi in the 1950s and 1960s.

Don't miss this event tomorrow!
09/13/2017

Don't miss this event tomorrow!

CRI EVENT

Women’s rights movements in pre and post-revolutionary Iran
Speaker:Mona Tajali
Thursday, September 14th
Location: Nissan Auditorium
Time: 6:00 p.m.

Since at least the turn of the 20th century, women’s rights and feminist movements in Iran have been active in questioning male hierarchy and bringing about social and legal changes that enhance women’s rights and status in the society. This talk analyzes the pre and post revolutionary women’s movements in Iran, with particular emphasis on the ways in which women’s rights was often the source of contention between Iran’s secularizing and Islamizing forces. Through an analysis of women’s organizing efforts, this talk highlights women’s agency and commitment to shaping their political and social realities in contemporary Iran.

CRI EVENTWomen’s rights movements in pre and post-revolutionary IranSpeaker:Mona TajaliThursday, September 14thLocation:...
09/08/2017

CRI EVENT

Women’s rights movements in pre and post-revolutionary Iran
Speaker:Mona Tajali
Thursday, September 14th
Location: Nissan Auditorium
Time: 6:00 p.m.

Since at least the turn of the 20th century, women’s rights and feminist movements in Iran have been active in questioning male hierarchy and bringing about social and legal changes that enhance women’s rights and status in the society. This talk analyzes the pre and post revolutionary women’s movements in Iran, with particular emphasis on the ways in which women’s rights was often the source of contention between Iran’s secularizing and Islamizing forces. Through an analysis of women’s organizing efforts, this talk highlights women’s agency and commitment to shaping their political and social realities in contemporary Iran.

MUW will be closed, Monday, September 4 for Labor Day. Classes start again Tuesday, 9/5.
09/01/2017

MUW will be closed, Monday, September 4 for Labor Day. Classes start again Tuesday, 9/5.

Writing Center Hours - Fall 2017 - Painter Hall
08/30/2017

Writing Center Hours - Fall 2017 - Painter Hall

08/30/2017
08/23/2017

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