MUW earns SACS 10-year reaffirmation
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has reaffirmed the accreditation of Mississippi University for Women for another 10 years.
Our view: Borsig has provided quiet, effective leadership as MUW president
On Wednesday, the state college board made a decision to extend Dr. Jim Borsig’s contract as president of Mississippi University for Women for another four years.
That has to be one of the easiest decisions the board has made this year.
Borsig: Opportunity, work ahead for MUW
Mississippi’s College Board announced its decision to extend MUW President Jim Borsig’s contract for four years Wednesday.
State officials said in a release that Borsig’s role in the quality of the university’s effort to recruit and retain students, as well its approach to ensuring students complete degrees, has led to The W “thriving” during Borsig’s leadership.
Despite challenges, MUW shows growth
While enrollment is down nationwide, enrollment at Mississippi University for Women is up more than two percent, university president Dr. Jim Borsig said Friday.
Borsig inaugurated as 14th MUW president
For a college president who has embraced change since his arrival, Friday was a bit of a role reversal for Mississippi University for Women President Dr. Jim Borsig, who bowed to pomp and tradition this week for his inauguration as the 14th leader of the “long blue line.”
A Stone’s throw: Thoughts on an inauguration
Now we have made it official. On Friday, Dr. James Borsig was inaugurated president of Mississippi University for Women amid all the pageantry and partying that accompanies such an occasion.
Formal inaugural ceremony for MUW president set for Feb. 15
On Friday, Feb. 15, Dr. James B. Borsig will be installed as the 14th president of Mississippi University for Women in the university’s almost 130-year-old history. The formal inaugural ceremony will be held in Rent Auditorium, Whitfield Hall, at 10 a.m.
MUW unveils new vision for growth
“I am in love with the future of this university.”
With that one sentence, Mississippi University for Women President Dr. Jim Borsig ushered in a new chapter for the W at Monday’s unveiling of the university’s new vision.
‘Change’ will be operative word, says MUW’s Borsig
Mississippi University for Women is growing, as is its economic impact on the community, but the watchword for the years ahead will be change, MUW President Dr. Jim Borsig told members of the Town and Tower Club Tuesday morning during the group’s quarterly meeting.
Borsig admits error in hiring of felon
Mississippi University for Women President Dr. Jim Borsig was contrite yet firm during a Thursday news conference in which he minced no words explaining how a flawed hiring policy may have contributed to the embezzlement of roughly $30,000 from the MUW Foundation.
New law allows schools to waive out-of-state tuition
As the costs of higher education escalate, budget conscious parents and students often feel forced to choose between the college they want and the one they can afford. It’s not easy on the institutional side either. Competition for student dollars is fierce, and a college in today’s market needs every competitive advantage it can get.