It’s quite common for Mississippi College graduates to go on to distinguished careers, but Class of '54 Alumnus Dr. Joseph Hamilton is practically in a class by himself. The Distinguished Professor of Physics at Vanderbilt University received his master's and Ph.D. at Indiana University and became a co-founder of three separate elements on the periodic table. He’s also contributed to more than 1,200 publications in journals and books and received the Humboldt Prize in Research, as well as the Flerov Prize from the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Hamilton holds eight honorary doctorates from universities throughout the world and continues to work in experimental nuclear physics. Listen as he discusses his incredible life since graduating from Mississippi College with Dr. Jim Turcotte.

Dr. Mindy Prewitt’s accomplishments are large enough to fill a volume. An Honors graduate of Mississippi College (1995) with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, she also holds a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Mississippi. She’s board-certified in both internal medicine and infectious diseases, and her resume includes medical mission work in Peru, Mexico, and Brazil. Dr. Prewitt is a former NPC bodybuilding competitor, a married mom with twin boys, and a one-time contestant in a local Dancing with the Stars competition. 

In a world where so many people live stationary lives, 2003 Mississippi College alumni David Ash, his wife Susanna, and their five vivacious and bright children were driven by a passion to wander and take in as much of the world around them as possible. Beginning an incredible journey of lives much less ordinary, listen as they speak to Dr. Jim Turcotte about balancing life, a law career, and the desire to live every moment to the fullest.

Griffin Lewis, an institutional sales specialist for Novartis, reveals to host Dr. Jim Turcotte,  MC executive director of alumni affairs at MC, how he turned a degree in art into a highly successful career in pharmaceutical sales, who that one "gold nugget" MC professor was who inspired him the most, and why students should leave their comfort zones a bit, especially during their college years.   

Mississippi College professor Christian Pinnen discusses his two new books on life and culture in Mississippi in the decades before statehood.

In this episode, we speak to SGA President Michael Washington and Vice President Damon Wright about how they found their way to Mississippi College and the path they find themselves on now as African-American students and leaders on campus.

Join us as we speak to Dr. Jonathan Randle, Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and co-chair of the Fall Opening Committee, as he speaks about what preparing for this fall semester was like during a global pandemic.

In this episode, we speak to MC's newly titled Campus COVID-19 Coordinator (and director of the Mac Center for Education Abroad), Dr. Beth Stapleton about MC's preparations for the Fall semester.