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Michael N. McGregor

2016WritingBeyondAcademy

Writing Beyond the Academy

June 23, 2016 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

A group of academic writers at the Collegeville Institute met for independent, unstructured work as part of the writing workshop Writing Beyond the Academy.
Pure Act

Summer Writing Workshop Leaders Named Book Award Finalists

June 21, 2016 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

Two Collegeville Institute summer writing workshop leaders were named book award finalists for RNA's 2016 Awards for Religion Reporting Excellence.
ACP Winners

Three Collegeville Institute Authors Win ACP Awards

May 25, 2016 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

Three Collegeville Institute authors win Excellence in Publishing Awards from the Association of Catholic Publishers.
Robert Lax

Peace Is a Good Thing to Seek: The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax

October 15, 2015 By Betsy Johnson-Miller Leave a Comment

Betsy Johnson-Miller interviews Michael N. McGregor about his recent biography of Robert Lax.
Michael McGregor, Pure Act Book Discussion

Pure Act Book Event

September 28, 2015 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

On September 24, 2015, Michael N. McGregor spoke about his new book, Pure Act: The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax.
Michael N. McGregor

Former Resident Scholar Michael N. McGregor returns as a Visiting Author, September 22 – 25

September 9, 2015 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

Michael N. McGregor will be coming to the Collegeville Institute this fall as a Visiting Author.
Apart and Yet a Part writing workshop participants, 2015

Apart, and yet a Part

August 6, 2015 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

A group of writers met last week at the Collegeville Institute for independent, unstructured work in community, as part of the writing workshop Apart, and yet a Part: A Week with Writing Coach Michael N. McGregor.
Apart, and yet a Part

Apart, and yet a Part

July 15, 2014 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

This week we said goodbye to a dedicated group of writers, who worked independently but in community during their week at the Collegeville Institute.
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