March 24, 2022Mason's International Week found its start in the 1970s as International Night with an evening of performances in the Lecture Hall on the Fairfax Campus.
March 21, 2022As a forensic nurse and former death investigator State of Maryland’s medical examiner’s office, Mason researcher Katherine Scafide has long served people who fell victim to violence.
March 18, 2022On October 17, 1986, the media descended upon George Mason University when economist James M. Buchanan won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on public choice theory.
March 17, 2022Mason’s unlikely NCAA Tournament run to the Final Four not only stands out as one of the defining moments in the university’s first 50 years, but it set the stage for later college basketball Cinderella stories.
March 16, 2022John Tilghman “Til” Hazel Jr., the visionary real estate lawyer and developer who recognized the impact George Mason University could have as the anchor of a region he principally transformed from pasture to prominence, died March 15. He was 91.
March 15, 2022George Mason University president Gregory Washington posed this question in his first letter to alumni in the Summer 2020 issue of the Mason Spirit.
March 14, 2022George Mason University sociology student Charlotte Woodward has tirelessly advocated for the rights of people with disabilities—and she is being recognized for her efforts.
March 10, 2022On April 1, 2006, thousands of George Mason University community members gathered in the Johnson Center to cheer on the men's basketball team as they took on University of Florida in the NCAA Final Four in Indianapolis.
March 9, 2022Fans of Mason’s sports teams have seen the Patriot mascot evolve from a man dressed in colonial garb to large-headed fuzzy cartoon characters with crazy socks to a dapper, almost superhero Patriot.
March 8, 2022In 1986, Mason alum Kim Crabbe became the first Black woman called up to the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team. Decades later, she’s still giving back to the sport she loves.