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The Mary Roper Award honors a classified staff member who has shown outstanding service in support of the core goals of the college – improving the quality of the liberal arts experience for all students, increasing the capacity for noteworthy and innovative scholarship and creating and strengthening external relationships.

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

We are thrilled to announce the winners of our English Department’s annual Honors Awards! These awards recognize the hard work and dedication of our undergraduate and graduate English students in a variety of concentrations.

About the journal: In Short: A Journal of Flash Nonfiction is an independent literary magazine for short-form creative nonfiction. We publish flash nonfiction of 1,000 words or fewer, micros of 400 words or fewer, and short-shorts of 100 words or fewer. By publishing short-form work, we aim to provide a platform for writers who lack the time and resources typically needed for publication. Our goal is to become a leading outlet for flash nonfiction, known for our commitment to quality, diversity, and access.

Welcome, new and returning MA students! This course booklet is a crucial tool in planning your 2025-2026 classes. Inside, you will find course descriptions for 500- and 600- level Fall MA courses.

Check out the Literature, Linguistics, and Screen Cultures courses in the pages of this booklet to see why English is the place for Mason Core!

In the United States, a blood transfusion happens every 2 seconds. Access to blood and the quick distribution of it often facilitate crucial, lifesaving efforts made by clinicians nationwide. But what happens when a patient refuses such a procedure–and what happens when the reasons for that refusal are rooted in hesitancies and skepticisms about vaccines?