July 28, 2022Created in 1984, the Clarence J. Robinson Professors Program embodies Mason's commitment to making high-quality education accessible to undergraduate students.
July 21, 2022When the concept of the George W. Johnson Center was first proposed—combining a library, computer labs, a bookstore, a bank, and dining facilities in one building—the idea was met with skepticism.
July 14, 2022In September 2009, Smithsonian-Mason Semester students took a during a behind-the-scenes tour of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
July 6, 2022The Student Apartments, Mason's first on-campus housing, opened in October 1977 and housed 498 students.
July 5, 2022About 150 members of Mason Nation took part in the City of Fairfax Independence Day Parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, as part of Mason’s 50th anniversary.
June 29, 2022George Mason University was the first university to host the World Congress on Information Technology in June 21-24, 1998.
June 27, 2022Title IX’s 50th anniversary is a milestone that provides us an opportunity to celebrate the positive changes the law has brought about and to recognize that more works still needs to be done.
April 22, 2022On Wednesday, April 20, the first students of the International School of Law returned to George Mason University’s Mason Square campus to mark 50 years since the school’s inception and celebrate the many successes that followed.
June 24, 2022Kathryn Laskey, professor of Systems Engineering and Operations Research, retires after 32 years at Mason. She reflects on her time at Mason, from when it was a little-known school to the thriving, globally credited research university it is today.
June 23, 2022After more than 10 years of fundraising and a few years of construction, the Center for the Arts Concert Hall opened on October 6, 1990, with award-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch serving as host on opening night.
