- January 27, 2025
Students from George Mason University’s Competitive Cybersecurity (MCC) club have dominated in multiple national competitions. The team got 1st place in the 2024 VMI CyberFusion and 2nd place in the 2024 Spring National Cyber League. Next, the students will be competing in the inaugural DistrictCon Hacker Conference on February 21-22.
- December 11, 2024
George Mason University has received Virginia Board of Education funding for two of 14 lab schools being established around the commonwealth.
- September 9, 2024
Alizé Rubiera is the first ADVANCE Mason Virginia Promise student to enroll at the university. She comes to George Mason from Germanna Community College.
- April 29, 2024
The Virginia Board of Education has approved funding for George Mason to launch the Accelerated College and Employability Skills (ACCESS) Academy, a collaborative partnership with Northern Virginia Community College and Loudoun County Public Schools. This lab school will be based inside K-12 public schools as part of shared goals to increase pathways for students from high school to college and on to high-demand careers.
- February 7, 2024
Northern Virginia Magazine profiles President Gregory Washington's leadership on Mason's campus.
- October 12, 2023
Mason's and Piedmont Virginia Community College formalized the ADVANCE Academic Pathway partnership between the institutions, which has expanded the Mason Virginia Promise farther into the state.
- June 26, 2023
The Virginia Small Business Development Center’s International Business Development program is a Stage One winner for the 2023 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
- April 10, 2023
George Mason University is launching an Office of Community College Partnerships to expand the Mason Virginia Promise, a program that guarantees every Virginian the opportunity to earn a four-year degree or assistance to start a business.
- October 7, 2022
Gift from Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation supports Mason’s EIP
- June 8, 2022
Incoming transfer students from Germanna are excited to join Mason Nation through the Mason Virginia Promise