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Fall 2026 Graduate Coursebook

Fall 2026 Graduate Coursebook

This coursebook is a crucial tool in planning your Fall 2026 classes. Inside, you will find descriptions for course offerings in all English and Creative Writing graduate programs.

A Q&A with Kelby Gibson

A Q&A with Kelby Gibson

In this interview, Kelby Gibson, a Writing and Rhetoric PhD student, discusses her dissertation “And it Really Has Changed My Perspective on Language as a Whole”: Students’ Perceptions of Linguistic Justice in the First-Year Writing Classroom.

In Memoriam: Donald R. Gallehr

In Memoriam: Donald R. Gallehr

Don Gallehr was one of the earliest and longest serving faculty members hired at George Mason University, with a career stretching from 1966, when the university was still a satellite campus of the University of Virginia, until his retirement in 2021.

2026 SWC Judges Announced

2026 SWC Judges Announced

2026 Spring Writing Contests Judges Announced. Seven writers sign on to judge seven contests as part of George Mason University's annual celebration of creative writing.

A Q&A with Dr. Emily Sok

A Q&A with Dr. Emily Sok

In this interview, Dr. Emily Sok, a Writing and Rhetoric PhD student who recently defended her dissertation Reading Identity in Composition Scholarship: A Content Analysis on Reading, discusses her dissertation and defense process.

NHC summer residency awards

NHC summer residency awards

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences would like to congratulate Tamara Harvey and Jacqueline M. Burek from the Department of English for being selected for the 2026 National Humanities Center four-week summer residency program this June at the National Humanities Center in Durham, North Carolina.

Nilima Hakim Mow receives Scholars for the Dream Travel Award from CCCC

Nilima Hakim Mow receives Scholars for the Dream Travel Award from CCCC

Nilima Hakim Mow, a PhD student in linguistics, received the Scholars for the Dream Travel Award, to support her travel to the 2026 CCCC Annual Convention, where she will present her research on how multilingual graduate writers navigate academic writing norms and mentorship.