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Alumni Spotlight: Brittany Wilson

McMullan Writers Workshop alumni, Fulbright Scholar & Museum Educator Before Brittany Wilson graduated from Millsaps College, won a Fulbright Scholarship, and taught English in Taiwan, she was a rising high school senior attending the McMullan...

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Nine Questions with Ricky James

Nine Questions with Ricky James

Ricky James ’04 is the Dean of the Chapel at Millsaps College. He sat down with us to share his story and what made him return to Millsaps. Where are you from originally? I am from Hattiesburg, Mississippi,...

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History at Home and Abroad with Millsaps

History at Home and Abroad with Millsaps

Millsaps College was in Connor Sutton’s plans from the get-go. Sutton, who is from Biloxi, Mississippi and attended St. Patrick’s Catholic High School, was interested in Millsaps because his mother graduated...

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A Classic Love Story: Millsaps Edition

A Classic Love Story: Millsaps Edition

Some people say you shouldn’t work with your spouse. Millsaps College professors Dr. Jenni Lewton-Yates and Dr. David Yates do a good job of proving that theory wrong. Lewton-Yates grew up in northeast Ohio...

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Nine Questions with Dr. Michael Pickard

Nine Questions with Dr. Michael Pickard

Dr. Michael Pickard ’04 is an associate professor of English and chair of the English Department at Millsaps College, and also serves as Eudora Welty Chair of Southern Literature. What do you teach at...

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2023 Millsaps Homecoming and Family Weekend!

2023 Millsaps Homecoming and Family Weekend!

Get ready for Homecoming! On October 20-22, we will welcome alumni to campus for Homecoming weekend. Alumni, faculty and staff are encouraged to register for weekend events here. Student events are planned...

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Finding New Experiences at Millsaps and Abroad

Finding New Experiences at Millsaps and Abroad

Millsaps College was an easy choice for Abigail Smith.  Smith, a senior at Millsaps, grew up in Florence, Mississippi, and transferred to the college after starting her college journey at Meridian Community...

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Making Magic at Millsaps

Making Magic at Millsaps

Most people bristle when the word “mold” comes up in conversation. Images of walls covered in black spots or inedible bread are often the first to come to mind.  For papermaker and Associate Professor of Art...

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Making the Most of the Millsaps Experience

Making the Most of the Millsaps Experience

On a hot day in June, Aastha Banga showed up for the second day of her summer internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), where she is working as a research lab assistant and getting a...

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When Perspective Ignites a Passion

When Perspective Ignites a Passion

Bianca Jones has a unique perspective when it comes to education, and she’s using her time at Millsaps College to become a force of change in the system. Jones, a rising junior at Millsaps, grew up in New...

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