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News
- September 25, 2024George Mason University President Gregory Washington will host two 90-minute town hall sessions.
- September 24, 2024George Mason University is Virginia's leading university for value, upward mobility and internships, and ranked in the top 25 nationally for innovation according to U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2025 released today.
- September 4, 2024Solon Simmons, professor of conflict and analysis in the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, enters his first year as the George Mason University Faculty Senate president. At George Mason since 2006, Simmons has been a member of the senate for eight years.
- August 28, 2024James Antony became provost and executive vice president at George Mason University on July 1. He comes to George Mason from the University of California San Diego where he served as Dean of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs. Prior to that he was a faculty member and administrator at the University of Washington, Yale University, and Harvard University.
- August 23, 2024A planned gift from Professor Emeritus Bruce Manchester and Fred Emory is an investment in the team’s historic legacy of success.
- August 20, 2024George Mason scientist Fereshte Ghahari Kermani received the prestigious Early Career Development (CAREER) Program grant from the National Science Foundation to continue her research on the complex quantum phases in graphene materials.
- July 17, 2024George Mason University has named Joshua Park the new dean of Mason Korea, effective August 19, 2024. Park is an accomplished academic leader with extensive experience in business education in South Korea, recognized for his expertise in negotiation, debate, and mediation.
- April 29, 2024Starting in fall 2024, George Mason University will change how it approaches academic integrity and honor code violations.
- April 29, 2024George Mason University seeks faculty volunteers to serve as University Marshals for a multi-year commitment.
- April 29, 2024George Mason University’s goals to not only “expand the impact of Mason’s research, scholarship, and creative enterprise” but also to “deliver a distinctive and inclusive student experience” provide a vast wealth of opportunities for undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience under the direct supervision from faculty to are leaders in their disciplines.
- April 29, 2024George Mason University announces James Soto Antony as new provost and executive vice president.
- April 26, 2024Across the Admissions Events team's eight largest spring events, including this year’s newly revamped Spring Preview, a record-setting 4,300+ admitted students registered to connect with the students, faculty, and staff of the Mason. community.