Indiana University Plans Innovative New Master’s Degree Program in Creative Writing and Black Studies

Indiana University has announced a new, four-year program that will grant a master of fine arts degree and master of arts degree in creative writing and African-American and African diaspora studies. The joint degree program in creative writing and black studies is the first of its kind in the nation.

The master of fine arts degree program in creative writing currently enrolls 36 students. Nearly two thirds of these students are members of ethnic minority groups. So there is a major interest among current students in the joint degree program.

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