George Mason University joins friends and former students of Robert Bausch, a three-time Mason alum, in paying tribute to his life and his work. Bausch, an award-winning novelist and much-loved teacher at Northern Virginia Community College, died in early October 2018. His writing career spanned more than three decades, from his debut novel On the Way Home (1982) to his most recent work, In the Fall They Come Back (2017); his awards include the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature for his body of work and the Hillsdale Award from the Fellowship of Southern Writers for his sustained achievement as a writer.