Charles Baxter, adjunct professor of English, shares a word with Eileen Pollack, assistant professor of English, during a recent Hopwood Room reception for former and current MFA students. The MFA program, consistently rated among the best in the nation, has been nurturing writers for the past 20 years. During the weekend of October 25–27, MFA faculty, alumni and others gathered to celebrate two decades of attention to excellence in the writing of fiction and poetry. (Photo by Marcia Ledford, U-M Photo Services)
