In class, graduate student English teachers shape young minds with standard classics like Shakespeare and Dante. The master of fine arts reading series will be giving undergraduate students, faculty, and members of the community a chance to hear the works of University graduate students this semester. I liked what I'd seen in the past and I wanted to see if I could do the same thing myself. She decided to change the time to an afternoon slot after a friend at another university made the same change and found that more people attended. The reading series offers undergraduates the opportunity of hearing works of many of their teachers, Grossman said.
Students also find the readings inspiring.
Many of the works presented are current, taken from recent events and issues of the nineties. It's here, it's now. But despite the contemporary flavor of the readings, some manuscripts aren't a hit. Kress has read for the series in the past and knows the value of the forum. Along with giving students a chance to hear the work of University writers, the series invites community members to listen to current graduate student output.