Mississippi University For Women

Mississippi University for Women alumni wave their school's flag on the steps of the Mississippi State Capitol, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Jackson, as they gather to have group photograph taken in recognition of the Columbus, Miss., based school's 140th anniversary of the school's charter -- and also to voice their opposition to a bill to merge the university with Mississippi State University.

 Rogelio V. Solis I AP

JACKSON— A proposal to merge one of Mississippi's smallest universities into one of its largest ones died Wednesday in the state Senate.

But the future of the small school, Mississippi University for Women, could still be endangered by a bill that senators passed Tuesday, which will go to the House for more work. It would create a group to study whether Mississippi should close some of its eight public universities.

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