Mississippi University for Women

– collaborate with each of our students one-on-one.” The name also serves as a reference to the university’s honor societies, Torch and Lantern, and references a tradition in which nursing graduates would light a lantern at their pinning ceremony as a “source of reliability, goodwill and warmth”. After backlash from alumni and local residents, Miller announced that the naming task force would reconvene to choose another name.
On February 13, 2024, Miller announced via livestream from the front steps of Poindexter Hall that the task force had selected a new name: Wynbridge State University of Mississippi. However, on February 21, Miller released a statement on the university's website announcing that the name change initiative had been halted, stating in part, "While we remain committed to a future name change, we will regroup and re-examine our processes, ways of engaging with our alumni base, and the many needs surrounding finding a name that captures the unique history as well as the contemporary qualities …