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The college was founded in 1889–90 by a Confederate veteran, Major Reuben Webster Millsaps, who donated the land for the college and $50,000. William Belton Murrah was the college's first president, and Bishop Charles Betts Galloway of the Methodist Episcopal Church South organized the college's early fund-raising efforts.
After the May 1 student deposit deadline, Millsaps is projecting a rise in freshman on campus this fall.
A Mississippi college professor says he was fired for emailing his students the day after Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory and calling the US a “racist and fascist country.”. James ...
The Majors had a fierce football and basketball rivalry with Mississippi College in nearby Clinton through the 1950s before competition was suspended after an infamous student brawl at a basketball game. Campus legend says the brawl was sparked by the alleged theft of the body of Millsaps founder Major Millsaps by Mississippi College students.
In 1890, Millsaps donated US$550,000, which was matched by contributions from Mississippi's Methodist community, for the creation of "a Christian college within the borders of our state". [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The college is now known as Millsaps College and is located in Jackson, Mississippi .
Frank Neville, the 12th president of Millsaps College in Jackson speaks about the private liberal arts institution and its future on Monday, June 17, 2024.
After 22 years of leading Millsaps College, George Harmon announced his resignation in the Spring of 1999. His last day as president of Millsaps College was June 30, 2000. [ 2 ] After an eight month national search for a successor to Harmon, Frances Lucas was announced in February 2000 as the new president, making her the first female to hold ...
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