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For some, working on their taxes can be an anxiety-riddled experience, but for Anne Magro, co-executive director of the Business for a Better World Center and associate professor of accounting, tax is where she thrives. She’s so exceptional, in fact, that Anne was honored as the top tax educator in the nation, receiving the prestigious Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Tax Educator Award from the American Taxation Association at the organization’s mid-year meeting earlier this year.

This fall Mason welcomes the largest (about 4,200) and most diverse freshman class in its history.

In this video spotlight, 2022 MBA Outstanding Student of the Year Doug Chapman describes his experiences as a Mason graduate student and provides valuable feedback to help both current and future Mason graduate students.

Honors College alumni, Abigail Hawkins, has been selected for the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) for Young Professionals program. Hawkins, who graduated from Mason in May 2022, majored in global affairs with concentrations in human security and Middle East and North Africa Studies, and a minor in Arabic.  

Mason faculty member Quentin Sanders, who holds a joint appointment in the Bioengineering Department and the Mechanical Engineering Department, describes his work, his inspiration, and how he sees his research impacting the future.

George Mason University and Germanna Community College have announced a new partnership bringing the first Mason Academy program to Virginia students. The Mason Academy is a localized guided degree transfer program that is in alliance with a Virginia community college and is part of the Mason Virginia Promise (MVP) initiative.

Two George Mason University graduate students have been awarded prestigious Boren Fellowships.

Perry comes to Mason from George Washington University  where she has served as a Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health in the Milken School of Public Health since 2011

U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton visited George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus Tuesday to hear about the university’s research enterprise.

When Mason PhD student Gifty Mensah was working on her master’s degree in microbiology, she realized the tangible impact of research.

Jasmine Okidi, a third-year University Scholar studying English, was selected as Mason’s first-ever recipient of the Beinecke Scholarship.

Bioengineering undergrad Medhini Sosale wins one of the highest rewards—the Goldwater Scholarship—in the U.S. for undergrad students interested in developing STEM research careers.