Mitchell new head of A&S Division at MSU-Meridian

Dr. Dennis Mitchell now is heading the Division of Arts and Sciences at the Mississippi State-Meridian Campus.

Mitchell came to MSU earlier this year from Jackson State University, where he was a professor and acting chair of the History Department.

"Opportunity," he said, was the deciding factor in his decision to accept the Meridian position.

"MSU-Meridian has been identified as a major growth point for the university," he said. "In addition to MSU's presence elsewhere, President Malcolm Portera specifically has committed human and financial resources in support of 'growing the Meridian Campus and the East Central Mississippi Region.'"

Previous to Mitchell's appointment, the division had been led since 1997 by several interim chairpersons.

Mitchell holds a bachelor's degree from Florence (Ala.) State University, now the University of North Alabama. He completed master's and doctoral degrees at the University of Mississippi.