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The Pacific University MFA is thrilled to celebrate the news that faculty poet Kwame Dawes has been named the Poet Laureate of Jamaica, serving a term lasting from 2024-2027.
Sydnie Binder Celebrates Winning A Point In Tennis
The experience of competing at the NCAA Division I wasn't all that Sydnie Binder '22 MFA '24 hoped for. She has become a standout at the Division III level for Pacific, both on the tennis court and in the classroom.
Mapmakers alumni institute fall & winter 23-24
Videos of the fall and winter 2023-24 Mapmakers Alumni Institute sessions are now available.
Mindy Cameron ’65, MFA ’18 will return to campus to speak in the Old College Hall Speakers Series on March 6 at 6 p.m.
Mindy Cameron ’65, MFA ’18 will return to campus to speak in the Old College Hall Speakers Series on March 6 at 6 p.m.
Anis Mojgani Leaning Against Wall, Wearing Winter Coat
Anis Mojgani, the 10th poet laureate of Oregon, brings his dynamic combination of poetry and visual art to Pacific University's Forest Grove Campus for the 2024 Whiteley Distinguished Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 15.
Cover of Map-Maker by Kwame Dawes
Shella Parcarey MFA '24 Awarded Spring 2024 Mapmakers Teaching Assistantship
The Alumni Association Board has elected Rhony Bhopla MFA ’22 as Vice-President and welcomed new members Rebekah Goodfellow MBA '22 and Jenny Johnson-Riley '98.
Sanjiv Bhattacharya, Angela Wang, & Bernard Cooper
On Oct. 25, the Master of Fine Arts in Writing presented the fall Mapmakers Alumni Institute, "The Human in Humor," featuring Sanjiv Bhattacharya, Bernard Cooper, and Kwame Dawes Mapmakers Scholar Angela Wang MFA '23 (Nonfiction). 
The Pacific University MFA in Writing welcomes Kimberly King Parsons to the January residency.

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