- May 9, 2024
George Mason University’s 2024 graduating class—the first whose members can say they earned a degree from a consensus top 50 public university in the country—was honored Thursday morning in front of an energized crowd at EagleBank Arena on the Fairfax Campus.
- May 7, 2024
George Mason University will celebrate Spring Commencement on Thursday. A record-setting number of students are earning degrees, and nearly 11,000 students total will be recognized for earning degrees or certificates. Graduates represent 114 countries, 50 states, and the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, and military installations.
- May 1, 2024
George Mason University’s Spring 2024 Commencement speaker is Barbara Humpton, president and CEO of Siemens, who guides the technology company’s strategy and engagement in the United States.
- March 27, 2024
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed Farnaz Farkish Thompson, a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of McGuireWoods LLP, to the George Mason University Board of Visitors (BOV).
- March 20, 2024
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) met this week at George Mason University, where Mason President Gregory Washington shared Mason successes and urged the group to work with state government officials to formulate a more equitable funding model for the state’s public four-year universities.
- February 28, 2024
A recent SCHEV-conducted analysis of Virginia’s public four-year institutions shows George Mason University topping or leading most peers in a variety of metrics, including growth, opportunity, value, efficiency, return on investment, and state economic impact. President Gregory Washington reviewed the data with the Board of Visitors at the governing body’s Feb. 22 meeting.
- February 16, 2024
As the College of Engineering and Computing celebrates Innovation Week, George Mason University President Gregory Washington talks about why he chose to pursue engineering, how being an engineer informs his role as university president, and his induction into the National Academy of Engineering.
- February 7, 2024
Nursing, education, business and offerings for veterans were among the top-ranked online master’s degree programs, per the U.S. News & World Report rankings announced today.
- January 10, 2024
Mason Athletics has announced plans to expand the Recreation Athletic Complex on the Fairfax Campus to provide a modernized academic support venue for Mason’s 500 student-athletes and to improve resources for the men’s and women’s basketball programs.
- December 14, 2023
George Mason University honored 4,700 students earning degrees and another 300 earning certificates on Thursday at its Winter Commencement ceremony.