What's happening at Millsaps College? Declining enrollment forces cuts, frustrating alumni and

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What's happening at Millsaps College? Declining enrollment forces cuts, frustrating alumni and students

Majors in music, religion, education will be eliminated.
Faculty memo expresses lack of confidence in college leadership.
President says cuts will bring Millsaps inline with other colleges its size.


When Millsaps College recently announced it would slash three majors and downsize others, many in and around the small Jackson liberal arts school were stunned.

Students plastered signs around campus questioning the decision. Alumni voiced their displeasure on social media.

“By cutting programs, it affirms this idea that we've been hearing about, that Millsaps is failing, that Millsaps is not doing enough to stay afloat," said Lauren Ladner, a music major, one of the programs eliminated. "That’s really depressing.”

The announcement came in a May 3 letter from college President Rob Pearigen. It has since prompted questions over whether Millsaps is facing normal financial turbulence — as many other liberal arts colleges have in recent years — or if the consolidation is a sign of deeper money problems at the private Methodist campus founded in 1890.

Read more: https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2019/05/22/millsaps-college-jackson-mississippi-cuts-majors-programs/3692545002/