Biography: Glenn Hopkins
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts

Glenn Hopkins received the BA (1970) and MA (1971) degrees in Mathematics at the University of Texas at Arlington, and the PhD degree in Mathematics (1977) from Purdue University. In 1977 he joined the faculty in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Mississippi. He was promoted to the rank of Professor in 1987 and that same year was appointed to the position of Associate Dean in the College of Liberal Arts, a position which he held until 1992. He served as Chair of the Department of Mathematics 1992-1998 and was appointed Dean of the College of Liberal Arts in July, 1998.
Dr. Hopkins has published articles in the areas of algebraic geometry, ring theory, and graph theory, and is the co-author of a textbook for freshmen, Mathematical Thinking and Quantitative Reasoning.
Reporting to the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts are 18 degree-granting departments, three ROTC units, three centers, and several programs:
Departments in the College of Liberal Arts
- Art
- Biology
- Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Classics
- English
- Economics
- History
- Journalism
- Mathematics
- Modern Languages
- Music
- Philosophy & Religion
- Physics & Astronomy
- Political Science
- Public Policy Leadership
- Psychology
- Sociology & Anthropology
- Theatre Arts
Three ROTC Units
- Aerospace Studies
- Military Science & Leadership
- Naval Science
Other Units in the College of Liberal Arts
- Degrees Offered:
- African American Studies
- Computer Science
- Gender Studies (Minor)
- Geology
- International Studies
- Liberal Arts
- Linguistics
- Southern Studies (Center for the Study of Southern Culture)
- Centers:
- Center for the Study of Southern Culture
- Center for Population Studies
- Public Policy Research Center
- Other Units:
- Social Science Research Lab
- University Writing Program
