The Office of the Provost highlights George Mason's many exciting and distinctive academic activities and accomplishments.
Members of the George Mason community are transforming lives every day through their dedication to education, research, and service. To learn more about the latest news and updates happening across the Provost’s Office portfolio, read our featured stories.
News
- August 17, 2022In 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.
- July 25, 2022Honors 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.
- July 13, 2022Mason 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.
- June 7, 2022George 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.
- May 26, 2022Two George Mason University graduate students have been awarded prestigious Boren Fellowships.
- May 19, 2022Perry 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
- May 4, 2022U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton visited George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus Tuesday to hear about the university’s research enterprise.
- April 28, 2022When Mason PhD student Gifty Mensah was working on her master’s degree in microbiology, she realized the tangible impact of research.
- April 15, 2022Jasmine Okidi, a third-year University Scholar studying English, was selected as Mason’s first-ever recipient of the Beinecke Scholarship.
- April 12, 2022Bioengineering 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.
- April 11, 2022Ajay Vinzé, professor and former dean of the Trulaske College of Business at the University of Missouri, has been named the next dean of the George Mason University School of Business. He will assume his role on July 1, 2022.
- April 7, 2022George Mason University celebrated its 50th birthday Thursday, April 7, with a green and gold tribute to its accomplishments and a look ahead to the next 50 years.