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It’s time to celebrate high-quality community colleges

Student life on the Fairfax Campus. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University

A co-written column with AT&T Tennessee President Joelle Phillips in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, July 23, 2019 For over a third of American undergraduate […]

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A parting op-ed: Mason delivers extraordinary value to region and state

My op-ed in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, July 17, 2019 In just a few decades, George Mason University has emerged as the largest and most diverse […]

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Katherine G. Johnson Hall: an inspiring addition to Mason

Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore, daughters of Katherine Johnson, during a dedication ceremony renaming Bull Run Hall on George Mason’s Science and Technology Campus to Katherine G. Johnson Hall in honor of the NASA mathematician. Photo by Lathan Goumas/Strategic Communications

When it comes to building and sustaining an organizational culture, symbols matter a great deal. Given the importance we attach to diversity and inclusion at […]

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Mason graduates largest, most diverse class

Graduates listen during the 2019 Spring Commencement. Photo by Lathan Goumas/Strategic Communications

  Members of the largest and most diverse graduating class in George Mason University history were urged Friday at the 52nd annual Spring Commencement to […]

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Digital credential gives grads an edge on the competition

George Mason University’s Mike Fasil doesn’t feel much like a trailblazer. But 21-year-old information systems and operations management major from Springfield, Virginia, will be among the university’s […]