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MFA in Writing faculty member Kwame Dawes on the writer as witness.

MFA in Writing faculty member Claire Davis on the imaginative life.

MFA in Writing faculty member Claire Davis on nonfiction writing.

MFA in Writing faculty member Claire Davis on her students.

MFA in Writing faculty member Judy Blunt on nonfiction writing.

MFA in Writing faculty member Marvin Bell on writers who teach.

MFA in Writing Faculty Member Marvin Bell on Poetry.

MFA Faculty Member Marvin Bell On Permission and Productivity 

"I wouldn't be in the place I am if it wasn't for them," says Clint Rodreick '06, MAT '08.

Mary Von, dean of the College of Health Professions, started her healthcare career in rural Alaska.

Jeffrey Williams '93 came to ½ðɳÓéÀÖ on a music scholarship. The "½ðɳÓéÀÖ experience," however, gave him the tools to pursue his dream career in law enforcement.

Melissa Lowery '09 created a feature-length documentary, "Black Girl in Suburbia," about the experience of growing up Black in suburban Oregon. She continues the conversation, working in Portland-area high schools.