MFA Program Benefits

  • Expand Professional Development – Provide MFA candidates with hands-on creative writing teaching and mentorship opportunities that enhance their credentials and career readiness.
  • Enhance Community Engagement – Strengthen ties between the university and marginalized communities through service-oriented creative writing programs.
  • Recruitment tool for MFA programs, increasing application numbers and attracting higher quality candidates who are passionate about community engagement and social impact.
  • Provide detailed pedagogy – We offer an intensive, online 8-week pedagogy course in teaching trauma-informed instruction. This program depends MFA candidates’ understanding of the underserved communities they will be teaching and elevates their writing by fostering empathy, awareness, and inclusive teaching strategies.
  • Amplify Literary Activism – Help MFA students bridge the gap between academia and social impact by fostering literary initiatives that give a voice to those who need it most.