February 22, 2019Tragedy didn’t have the last word when Cameron Kasky and his classmates from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, experienced one of the worst school shootings in America last February.
January 22, 2019There’s a familiar rule at most family gatherings: Don’t talk about religion or politics. But for the past 10 years, the Dialogue & Difference class and project at George Mason University have been turning that rule on its head.
December 7, 2018The fifth Taco Bamba location in the Washington, D.C., area, —which opened Dec. 6 in University Mall, the shopping center across the street from George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus—is a celebration of Albisu’s time at the university.-
October 31, 2018The latest White House debate over security clearance reform was brought to George Mason University’s Arlington Campus on Tuesday when senior officials from Congress, the executive branch, and government contracting participated in a panel discussion organized by Mason’s National Security Institute and the Intelligence and National Security Alliance.
October 11, 2018Harry Truman was Jimmy Carter’s political hero, according to Stuart Eizenstat, Carter’s chief domestic policy adviser, and he sees parallels between the two leaders. “Both presidents left office highly unpopular,” said Eizenstat, author of “President Carter: The White House Years.” “Truman is now remembered much more for his achievements than for his failures, and I hope that my book will have a similar reassessment of Jimmy Carter as president.”
October 11, 2018When George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government stepped into the arena and partnered with The Washington Post in 2016 to create a high-quality Virginia poll as a public service, the stellar results immediately confirmed its value.
October 4, 2018Five Supreme Court justices joined the George Mason University community Thursday to honor their former colleague and the namesake of Mason’s Antonin Scalia Law School, at a “trifecta of celebrations” that culminated in the unveiling of a new statue and dedications around the school.
October 3, 2018To celebrate the Golden Anniversary of George Mason University’s Alumni Association, this year’s Alumni Weekend features a gold soiree under the stars at the Fairfax Campus, new interactive experiences tailored for families and adult-friendly events that only Mason could offer.
October 1, 2018When George Mason University got a message in February from The New School that scholars abroad were being persecuted and needed a safe haven to continue their lives and academic work, the response was a definitive “yes” to welcome them.
September 14, 2018It’s not every day that you have the former head of the CIA and NSA on your campus. When Michael Hayden is a member of your faculty, you get four of the leading experts in the intelligence community—from the Bush era to the present—all in a room debating the intelligence issues facing the current administration.
October 13, 2017George Mason University formally honored Wilkins, a former Robinson Professor who died in March at age 85, by dedicating the Johnson Center North Plaza to the civil rights advocate and prize-winning journalist on Oct. 12, 2017.
February 3, 2016George Mason University is now ranked among the highest research institutions in the country by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
