- May 12, 2021Cyber security engineering major Mitchell Martinez is poised to become the first in his family to earn a college degree.
- May 10, 2021Malek Salhab, a neuroscience major and member of Mason’s Honors College, will attend medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University as an early selection candidate on scholarship.
- May 10, 2021Health equity is a motivator for graduating senior Erica Harp.
- May 10, 2021Accounting major Isabella Bah began her Mason journey as a student in the Early Identification Program.
- May 6, 2021Graduating senior Destini Manuel is fully dedicated to saving lives and aspires to be a surgeon.
- April 21, 2021Since he was old enough to drive, Anees Mokhiber would freestyle in his car. The George Mason University double alumnus has since transformed the hobby he describes as therapeutic into a career, with his car being his mobile recording studio. On April 10, during an Instagram live from his Ford Focus, the up-and-coming rapper sang his latest single “Slip,” and was caught by surprise when Justin Bieber joined the livestream to jam along. The Grammy-winning pop star gave major compliments on Mokhiber’s musical talent in front of audience of more than 60,000 people.
- March 19, 2021This week, the Governor’s Office issued new guidance on how universities could conduct commencement ceremonies this spring based on revised COVID-19 restrictions.
- January 29, 2021Step into a local Total Wine or Whole Foods store and you may be surprised to find George Mason among the wine bottles on the shelves. Sporting a colonial hat with a modern pair of shades, he’s the face of George Mason University’s private wine label.
- December 21, 2020As a young artist in the Domingo-Cafritz Washington National Opera Program in 2007, soprano Aundi Marie Moore, BM ’03, had the chance to chat with Plácido Domingo, one of the most famous opera singers in the world. But the question she asked didn’t have anything to do with music.
- November 19, 2020For Nicole Lynn Lewis, Master’s in Public Policy ’06, completing her undergraduate degree as a single mom not only opened doors of opportunity, but symbolized how far she had come despite the challenges involved.
- November 5, 2020In addition to being named to Oprah Magazine’s list of Native American Authors to Read Right Now, Mason alum Kelli Jo Ford’s debut novel, “Crooked Hallelujah,” was recently named one of the best books of 2020 by Publishers Weekly and is on the longlist for the 2021 Carnegie Medal for Fiction, among other accolades.