To Engage and To Pause

When Dr. Rob Pearigen began his tenure as president of Millsaps College in 2010, he expressed a desire for the college to have a chapel space that inspired spiritual reflection and formation, and that enhanced worship and religious life opportunities for all Millsaps...

About the Connections

“Millsaps is about the connections we make in life,” said Megan James, “in stories, in art and allowing those connections to help us see the world in revealing ways.” For James, those connections have helped weave together her career and the work she has done since...

Changing the Trajectory

The experience of holding a tarantula in the Arizona desert was a critical point in Lacie Newton’s career trajectory. So was the experience of studying with Dr. Brent Hendrixson, professor of biology at Millsaps College. “His passion for research, teaching and...

The Art of Managing a Museum

There’s an art to managing a museum, and the Mississippi Museum of Art benefits from six Millsaps alumni overseeing the everyday details of its operations. Betsy Bradley (’84), Leslie Kennedy (’90), Jana Brady (’07), Ruth Massey (’07), Sarah Wade (’17), and Grayston...