OXFORD, Miss. – Since its beginning in 1998, the Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi has supplied students with the tools to become global citizens. Chief among these tools are acquiring a high level of proficiency in a foreign language and studying abroad, for either a semester or a whole year, in a country whoseRead the story …
Study Abroad Gives Croft Students Experience of a Lifetime
Semester, year overseas creates global citizens out of institute's students
September 26, 2018 by
Blair McElroy Named Senior International Officer at UM
Ole Miss alumna brings global perspective, experiences to role
September 10, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – During the 2017-18 academic year at the University of Mississippi, Blair McElroy watched over 877 international students as interim senior international officer. In that position, she served as an advocate for those students, ensuring their education at UM went as smoothly as possible, while also championing international education on campus by organizing internationalRead the story …
Croft Institute Marks Two Decades of Preparing State for the World
More than 500 graduates have launched successful global careers
August 30, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Since its first class graduated in 2001, the Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi has sent hundreds of students into the world. A Croft Institute degree serves as a passport, a stamp of approval recognizable in the global marketplace of a student who is prepared for a career on the worldwide stage.Read the story …
UM Student Broadens Horizon with Year in Japan
Gwenafaye McCormick wraps up studying abroad as Bridging Scholar
August 1, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For the past year, University of Mississippi student Gwenafaye McCormick started her school day about 6,600 miles and 14 time zones from Oxford – in Japan. McCormick, a rising senior international studies major from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, spent the 2017-18 school year studying at Waseda University, a private, independent research university in central Tokyo. The distance andRead the story …
$60 Million Gift Launched Croft Institute onto Global Stage
Donation from Joseph C. Bancroft Charitable and Educational Fund endowed institute 20 years ago
July 10, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The Croft Institute for International Studies celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, but before that first cohort entered in August 1998, the institute’s story began with a man walking into an office. The man was Gerald M. Abdalla, CEO and president of Croft LLC and chairman of the Joseph C. Bancroft Charitable and Educational Fund. The office,Read the story …
UM Doctoral Student, Graduate Named US Fulbright Finalists
Eric Rexroat headed to Belgium, Andrew Hayes going to Spain
June 20, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi doctoral student and a recent graduate will study in European countries this fall, thanks to the 2018 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Eric Rexroat, a Ph.D. candidate in the university’s Arch Dalrymple III Department of History, and Andrew Hayes, a graduate of the Croft Institute for International Studies andRead the story …
Go Forth and Prosper: Croft Alumni Take on the World
Six graduates reflect on their experience
May 8, 2018 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On a Saturday afternoon in May 2001, the first five graduates of the Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi received their diplomas. The group included the program’s very first graduate, Lauren Michelle Gent, a Gulfport native who had completed her degree in May 2000. The ceremony was short. The graduates and guestsRead the story …