College of Liberal Arts - University of Mississippi

The College of Liberal Arts constitutes the intellectual core of the University of Mississippi, providing the general education component for all of its undergraduate degree programs. Spanning the academic disciplines of the fine & performing arts, humanities, natural sciences & mathematics, and social sciences, the College extends the boundaries of scholarship in these disciplines. In an academic quest to understand our place in the world and to help shape society and the environment, the College strongly supports academic freedom and emphasizes critical and independent thinking, communication, ethics, integrity and citizenship with a global awareness of diverse human cultures. The faculty pursue important research and creative activities and foster graduate study, both vital to the university’s teaching mission and its academic growth, while participating actively in making its resources beneficial to the general public and molding the life of the institution.