Long Bio
Mitchell Jackson is the John O. Whiteman Dean’s Distinguished Professor in the Department of English. Recipient of a 2021 Guggenheim fellowship, Jackson won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing for his article about the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. His debut novel “The Residue Years” was recognized with a Whiting Award and the Ernest J. Gaines Prize. His nonfiction book, “Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family,” was named a best book of 2019 by NPR, Time and elsewhere.
Education
M.F.A. New York University
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 566 | Creative Nonfiction Workshop |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 585 | Artful Attention |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 594 | Conference and Workshop |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 665 | Creative Methods |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 498 | Pro-Seminar |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 594 | Conference and Workshop |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 598 | Special Topics |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 394 | Special Topics |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 598 | Special Topics |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 594 | Conference and Workshop |