Community–it’s something that’s talked about quite often at Milligan. The school is known for it’s tight-knit community. In fact, many students said one of the main reasons they chose Milligan was for the college’s strong sense of community. But what does the buzz-word mean? One definition I found from a simple Google search is “a […]
The month of September is nationally recognized as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Milligan students and members of the counseling center spoke to The Stampede about prevention and encouraging students to have open conversations about suicide and mental health. The number of suicides in the United States has been on the rise since 1999 in individuals […]
Whether it’s your first year or your last, it’s pretty safe to assume that, while the cafeteria is a great place to hang out with your friends and grab a bite to eat, the food offered is probably not your mama’s cooking. For those of you looking for a bit more variety in your diet, […]
Most people enjoy hearing about mysteries because they know that the mystery will get solved. But what about those who enjoy solving great mysteries? C.S. Lewis Scholar Dr. Charlie W. Starr spent many years analyzing the manuscripts of C.S. Lewis in order to reveal the unknown. Tuesday evening Starr delivered a lecture in Hyder Auditorium, […]
Henry Derthick, the eighth president of Milligan College, arrived on campus for the first time on June 10, 1917. Only three buildings on campus, one of which doubled as the local church, confronted him. Derthick would remain president until 1940, after bringing the school through World War I, raising over $3 million to renovate the […]
Milligan College was recently ranked as the No. 2 college in Tennessee by bestcolleges.com, outranked only by Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Best Colleges bases its criteria on what students may be interested in when choosing to attend a school and then creates a comprehensive evaluation of colleges based on academic quality and affordability. Qualities […]