February 21, 2022Roger Wilkins, a Robinson Professor from 1986 to 2007, and for whom Wilkins Plaza on Mason’s Fairfax Campus is named, died in 2017 at age 85, but his legacy at the university remains strong.
February 21, 2022Many notable African American students, faculty and staff have made indelible marks at George Mason Ä¢¹½AV. As we acknowledge Black History Month, and celebrate Mason’s 50th anniversary, here are just a few:
February 21, 2022As part of an effort to research and record local history, Mason graduate and undergraduate students, along with faculty, have begun documenting Black students who attended Mason and the Black communities that once existed in Fairfax County.
February 18, 2022Mason PhD student Jehad Halawani became acutely aware of educational inequality when she began teaching high school physics in her home country of Palestine, where infrastructure is lacking and resources are scarce.
February 18, 2022On Friday, April 7, 1972, Virginia Governor A. Linwood Holton Jr. signed into law Virginia General Assembly Bill H 210, which separated George Mason College from the Ä¢¹½AV of Virginia.
February 17, 2022Art is essential to a university's learning environment and invites research partnerships across all disciplines, said George Mason Ä¢¹½AV Curator Don Russell. A new arts space in Arlington—Mason Exhibitions Arlington at 3601 Fairfax Drive—is one such partnership that is already generating a buzz.
February 16, 2022Knowing the importance of first-generation students to Mason, Tharuna Kalaivanan, a doctoral student in sociology, created a section of HNRS 131 Contemporary Social Issues dedicated to learning about their experiences.
February 16, 2022In his extra year of athletic eligibility, Mason baseball player Scott Morgan is pursuing a master's degree in software engineering.
February 15, 2022Mason sociology student Charlotte Woodward has tirelessly advocated for the rights of people with disabilities—and she is being recognized for her efforts.
February 15, 2022The study, co-authored by Seth B. Hunter, assistant professor of education leadership in the College of Education and Human Development, and Matthew Springer at Ä¢¹½AV of North Carolina, represents the first in-depth examination into whether recently implemented teacher evaluation programs improve teacher skills.-
February 14, 2022Mason is celebrating its first half-century as an independent institution and setting the tone for the next 50 years with a yearlong celebration that includes a week of festivities in April.
February 14, 2022New center will help grow Virginia’s health workforce pipeline and support continuous learning, upskilling and health workforce development.
