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Composition faculty continued to carry out and present their research this Spring, at a variety of national and local conferences; read on to hear about Joan Hwang, Jenny Goransson, and Dr. Courtney Adams Wooten’s virtual presentations.

Read on to hear how Brian Fitzpatrick, Ben Orlando, James Savage, and Stephanie Liberatore balance teaching and writing, and how their collaborations lead to rich writing and research opportunities

In May 2019 and 2020, our Composition program celebrated the graduation of several PhD students from the Writing and Rhetoric program: Kellie Gray, Elizabeth Ferguson, and Jennifer Messier.

We want to highlight recent Writing and Rhetoric PhD graduates who are also Composition TAs, to note their contributions to the field and congratulate these recent grads on completing their dissertations!

In the midst of COVID restrictions last Fall, several faculty members presented at virtual conferences, including presentations outside of traditional Composition conferences.

Read the latest information on Mason's 2020 Winter Graduation ceremony, as well as CHSS events to celebrate our graduates!

This semester at the Mason Korea campus, English Program Coordinator Dr. Hyunyoung Cho began facilitating a Faculty Learning Community (FLC) in order to discuss key Writing Studies concepts and relate these to instructors’ classroom practice, as well as to offer workshops of best practices.

All 2020 graduates, from spring, summer, and fall, are invited to participate in George Mason University’s 2020 Winter Graduation on Thursday, December 17, at 2:00 pm, on GMU-TV. Following the ceremony, CHSS graduates are invited to join the college for its own festivities.