Athletics

Title 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.

Josh Oduro, the star forward on Mason’s men’s basketball team finished the regular season as the Atlantic 10 conference’s top scorer (18 points per game), and tied for seventh in rebounding (7.4 per game) and blocked shots (1.7 per game).

High profile sporting events like the Winter Olympics and March Madness are times to celebrate the amazing accomplishment of athletes—and to ensure that all athletes receive the mental health support they need. Emmett Gill, term assistant professor of Social Work, wants to shed more light on the mental health of athletes.

In his extra year of athletic eligibility, Mason baseball player Scott Morgan is pursuing a master's degree in software engineering.

Granted an extra year of athletic eligibility by the NCAA (something all student-athletes received because of the pandemic), Mason graduate student Jaylen Simmons set his sights on a goal that has been elusive despite his record-setting Patriot career: earning a spot in the NCAA championships.

George Mason University men’s basketball players D’Shawn Schwartz and Blake Buchanan, both School of Business graduate students, say their friendship helps keep them focused on their studies.

Mason women's soccer standout Dacheka Kolcum lends a helping hand to her native Haiti.

In order for athletes to balance their routines with wellness, they need to apply the same principles as they did with sports, says Emmett Gill, term assistant professor in the Department of Social Work within the College of Health and Human Services at George Mason University.

Jay and Carolyn Marsh are bidding adieu to George Mason University after a combined 90 years of service. But the larger-than-life roles they played in the university’s Athletics Department are here to stay.

George Mason University introduced new women’s basketball coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis on Wednesday at EagleBank Arena, trumpeting her ability to build relationships—and a winning program.