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Reflections on the American Experiment Draws Strong Engagement Millsaps College recently hosted Reflections on the American Experiment, bringing together participants for a thoughtful discussion on the nation’s founding ideals and their relevance...
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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...
The Millsaps College Board of Trustees has named Frank Neville as its 12th president following an extensive national search. Neville was unanimously selected by the 17-member search committee, which consisted...
Of the names engraved on the Founders Bell Tower at Millsaps College, Jim and Fentress Boone Waits are two of the most recent additions. Following Fentress’ death in 2019, Jim Waits made a planned gift in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Over the course of the past 10 years, Millsaps College has seen a rapid growth in students pursuing degrees in government and politics and using their skills to begin careers in a broad range of pursuits...
Millsaps is recognized as having one of the best study abroad programs in the country, and a new National Geographic series will document work being done by Millsaps College faculty and students in Yucatán,...
Millsaps College has received a grant of $1,183,275 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help create a partnership program with three local United Methodist churches, which will support local parents and caregivers...
Millsaps College Announces President’s Scholars and Dean’s Scholars for Spring 2023 At the end of each fall and spring semester, Millsaps College recognizes outstanding achievement by students by naming them...
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...
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...
It began with a familiar sign in unfamiliar territory: the cross and flame, the foundational symbol of The United Methodist Church. Rev. Dr. Joey Shelton, just a block and a half from Casa Millsaps—Millsaps’...
From a young age, recent Millsaps graduate Andrew Lott knew he wanted to become a mathematician. After graduating from high school in Jackson, Mississippi, Lott’s path took him to the University of...
Much of Hannah Henderson’s college experience has been unconventional. The rising senior at Millsaps and Madison, Miss. native started college almost two years earlier than most students her age. She also...
The Class of 2023 observed its completion of studies at Millsaps College with a weekend of services and celebrations. A baccalaureate service was held the evening of Friday, May 12 at Galloway United...
Stacey Gaines will join Millsaps College as the new vice president of marketing and communications, effective June 1. Gaines brings a wealth of experience and familiarity with our state and region to...
The Else School of Management’s MBA program has been ranked among the 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools MBA programs by U.S. News & World Report. "We are thrilled that the Millsaps College MBA program is...
Seraiah Lodge’s love of reading and learning began early in life. Lodge, a junior at Millsaps College and Jackson, Miss. native, grew up among educators. “My mom and her sister are both first-grade teachers,”...
