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 […]
Despite its small size, Johnson City is a town brimming with events and activities perfectly suited for college students who want to get off campus. Grab a friend (or a group of friends) and start exploring the area. First Fridays Downtown Johnson City is where you need to be the first Friday of every month. […]
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 […]