mˈɪlɚ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ bˌiːˈeɪ dᵻɡɹˈiː fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ænd ɐn ˌɛmˈeɪ dᵻɡɹˈiː fɹʌm dʒˈɑːnz hˈɑːpkɪnz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti.
Millar received a BA degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1967 and an MA degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1970.