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August is National Crayon Collection Month, and ½ðɳÓéÀÖ is proud to celebrate its connection to the roots of Crayola.

Chris Abani on the unique opportunity offered by ½ðɳÓéÀÖ's low-residency MFA.

Kwame Dawes on the relationship between your writing and your life.

Marvin Bell says reading makes you a bigger and better writer.

Biology Professor Paige Baugher is almost as likely to be found on a mountain as in the classroom. And some people are alive because she and her colleagues at Portland Mountain Rescue were there.

Pete Fromm, as a reader and teacher, looks for worlds and cultures outside his own.

Sanjiv Bhattacharya considers the vast array of stories that come together in the MFA and how they transform readers and writers forever.

Ellen Bass on the rigor and generosity and cooperation at the heart of the MFA.

Claire Davis describes how a one-on-one mentorship leads to an attachment to the work.

Kyle Dickens '16, MHA '19, PharmD '19, and Sarah (Stutzman) Dickens MSW ‘21 were married June 14, 2020

Bridgett Pride ’09 is on a mission to change the way research is conducted to ensure voices of minority groups are not overlooked.

Professor William Todd Schultz teaches psychology at ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University and has an interest in what makes creative people tick. He has created a playlist which emanates emotional honesty and a level of mild melancholy with moments of hope that some have perhaps been feeling throughout this pandemic.