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Teachers need teachers

Teachers need teachers

Composition faculty created Teachers Need Teachers to exchange teaching resources, ideas, and feedback. In so doing, they put Mason students first.

ENGH 101 Linguistic Justice Resources Workshop

ENGH 101 Linguistic Justice Resources Workshop

Parker O'Connor and James Savage will offer a workshop about the Composition Program's ENGH 101 Linguistic Justice Resources on Friday, February 23, 11:30am-1:00pm on Zoom.

ENGH 302 Linguistic Justice Resources Workshop

ENGH 302 Linguistic Justice Resources Workshop

Katherine Miscavige, Elizabeth Paul, and Catherine Saunders will offer a workshop about the Composition Program's ENGH 302 Linguistic Justice Resources on Friday, February 23, 10:00-11:30am on Zoom.

Celebrating Another Semester of Progress

Celebrating Another Semester of Progress

During the Fall 2023 semester, Composition faculty and staff engaged in timely crucial dialogues about Artificial Intelligence and linguistic diversity among other issues facing Mason students. The composition program offices will be closed from December 18th, 2023 to January 2nd, 2024. Classes will resume on January 16th, 2024.

Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom Workshop

Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom Workshop

Amanda Bryan, Sharon Doetsch-Kidder, Ariel Goldenthal, and Dean Taciuch will offer a workshop called "Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom" on Friday, November 3, 2:30-4:00pm.

Hyunyoung Cho and Christina Grieco to Offer Workshop

Hyunyoung Cho and Christina Grieco to Offer Workshop

Hyunyoung Cho and Christina Grieco will offer a workshop about the Composition Program's Position Statement on Linguistic Diversity and Inclusion Friday, October 20, 9:00-10:15am EST on Zoom.

Composition Faculty Presentations at 15th ITL Conference

Composition Faculty Presentations at 15th ITL Conference

In teaching talks and panel presentations, composition faculty will discuss their teaching and scholarship on issues including authentic assessment and teaching with a linguistic justice ethos at Mason's 15th Annual Innovations in Teaching and Learning conference.

Fall for the Book festival celebrates its 25th year this fall

Fall for the Book festival celebrates its 25th year this fall

This October, Fall for the Book celebrates their 25th anniversary. The last two-and-a-half decades have brought many changes to Northern Virginia’s oldest book festival, but talented and storied headliners have remained a steadfast part of the festivities. This year is no different.

Shawna Shapiro at Composition Program Workshop

Shawna Shapiro at Composition Program Workshop

Shawna Shapiro, Associate Professor of Writing and Linguistics at Middlebury College, author of Cultivating Critical Language Awareness in the Writing Classroom, and the founder of the CLA Collective, will present an interactive talk and application workshop at the Composition Program's all-faculty workshop.