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William Woods University’s Educational Leadership degree programs receive outstanding ratings from top national college data and analytics firm
According to new rankings just released by one of the nation’s top college data and analytic firms, the Educational Leadership degree programs at William Woods University (WWU) rate as one of the best values in the nation among universities with such degree programs. College Factual’s annual higher education rankings for 2024, which ranked 550 four-year […]
William Woods to mark 50th anniversary of establishment of the nation’s first four-year bachelor’s degree in Equestrian Science
Commemoration to include black-tie gala, open house tours of the EQS barns and Center for Equine Medicine, discussion panel It has already been a year of making history at William Woods University (WWU) during 2023. This week, the University will commemorate another groundbreaking moment in its illustrious past – the 50th anniversary of the establishment […]
William Woods University announces new Board of Trustees
Barbara Loring Foster, Andre Cook appointments are effectively immediately William Woods University (WWU) today announced the appointment of Barbara Loring Foster and Andre Cook to the William Woods Board of Trustees. The appointments of Foster and Cook were voted on unanimously by the university’s current governing board and are effective immediately. Foster, of Kansas City, […]
William Woods establishes a new Online Master of Business Analytics degree, its first-ever STEM-based graduate program
In the latest example of the expansion of online degree programs at William Woods University (WWU), today the University announced the establishment of a new Online Master of Science in Business Analytics, which is now being offered this Fall for the first time. The new degree is the first STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) […]
William Woods University’s online MBA program rated as one of the nation’s most affordable
The online Master of Business Administration degree at William Woods University continues to receive distinction as not only one of the nation’s best in terms of quality, but also for affordability. The latest accolade comes from Best Universities, a leading national higher education research organization. According to the recently released Top Most Affordable Online MBA […]
William Woods Alum, Christy Wilson-Smith, crowned Ms. Missouri Senior America 2023
Christy Wilson-Smith is many things. She is a motivational speaker, a singer, a music clinician, and an absolute delight to be around. This is already an impressive list of accolades, which makes her recent crowning as Ms. Missouri Senior America the powdered sugar on the gooey butter cake. On her way to the crowning, Christy […]
2023-2024 Mainstage Season Series at William Woods opens with Western melodrama “A Penny Saved”
The Mainstage Season Series is back at William Woods University(WWU), as the University’s drama department will kick off its 2023-2024 schedule with a family-friendly drama set in the Old West entitled “A Penny Saved.” This week’s stage production, suitable for audiences of all ages, will begin with the opening performance on Thursday, September 21 at […]
WWU Associate Dean of Research and Scholarship explores Artificial Intelligence in latest book
Dr. Miriam O’Callaghan is certainly becoming accustomed to being an author. Associate Dean of Research and Scholarship and a member of the William Woods faculty since 2018, Dr. O’Callaghan is taking on one of the most fascinating – and some maintain controversial – subjects of the day in her third book, “Decision Intelligence – Human […]
Alumni You Should Know: Isaiah Buse ’23, Owner/Publisher, the Houston Herald newspaper, Houston, Missouri
To say Isaiah Buse has had a momentous few months would be the understatement of the year. First, the Houston, Missouri (population 2,100) native graduated from William Woods on April 29 with a degree in Business, doing so a year early at age 20. During the month of May, he both married his high school […]
William Woods welcomes new faculty as fall semester begins
Six new faculty members joined William Woods University (WWU) as fall semester classes began on campus last week. WWU welcomed Dr. Clinton Merrill Ramirez Stephens, Program Manager for the Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership; John Selburg, Associate Professor of Studio Art and Gallery Director; Kyle Anderson, Assistant Professor of Education; Dr. Lisa Nieuwenhuizen, Assistant Professor of […]