Croft Institute for International Studies

WHAT WE DO

Croft is a selective undergraduate institute within the University of Mississippi, built for students who are curious about global issues and ready for a deeper kind of preparation.

Email:
croft@olemiss.edu
Office Location:
304 Croft Building
Phone:
662-915-1500
Office Hours
8 - 5 Monday through Friday
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Engage the World

Students move through Croft inside an intimate academic community within the University of Mississippi, with close advising, faculty mentorship, classmates who challenge and encourage one another, and the resources of a flagship public university around them.

Find people who take ideas seriously

Croft students learn in small, discussion-driven classes with classmates who are ready to think carefully and speak up. Faculty and staff know students by name, advise them closely, and help them connect coursework, study abroad, research, internships, fellowships, and future goals.

The Croft building gives that community a home base on campus, with classrooms, faculty offices, advising, study spaces, and gathering areas in one place.

How Croft Works

Explore the questions shaping the world

Croft students choose a thematic track that helps them study the questions that keep pulling their attention. Culture, identity, politics, governance, markets, business, health, and community all become part of the intellectual territory students can follow.

Find your track

Use Language to Go Deeper

Language is one of the foundations of the Croft experience. Students study a modern language throughout the program, using it to prepare for study abroad, understand a region more closely, and communicate with greater confidence across cultures.

See how language study works

Learn in the Region You Study

Every Croft student chooses a regional concentration and studies abroad in a country connected to that region and language. Study abroad is part of the academic path, giving students a deeper way to understand the places, people, and questions they study on campus.

Explore Study Abroad

See Where Croft Can Lead

Croft graduates carry international studies into diplomacy, law, medicine, business, public service, global development, nonprofit work, graduate study, and careers shaped by language, culture, and cross-border understanding.

Binta Fadiga

Cody LeBlanc

Elizabeth Younger

Ryan Ezelle

Start the Croft Journey

The best way to understand Croft is to take the next step. Apply to the Institute, schedule a visit, or do both. A visit gives prospective students and families a closer look at the classrooms, the Croft porch, the people, and the academic community students join.

Meet the People at Croft

Croft students learn in small classes, plan closely with advisors, and work with faculty and staff who know the Institute from the inside. Meet the people who teach, guide, and support students through the Croft path.