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Mason Spirit is published three times a year by the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations in conjunction with the Office of Communications and Marketing.
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We’ve Moved
By Colleen Kearney Rich on June 2, 2023
Check out spirit.gmu.edu for our latest content.
Planting the Seeds of Success
By Rob Riordan on June 21, 2022
After 50 years, philanthropy continues to grow this university and help it meet the needs of an extraordinary region.
With a Future This Bright, We’re Going to Need Shades
By Preston Williams on June 6, 2022
50 Years? We are just getting started. Mason has so much more planned. Here’s a look at the future of George Mason University.
Continue Reading With a Future This Bright, We’re Going to Need Shades
What Does It Mean to Be a Patriot?
By Colleen Kearney Rich on March 15, 2022
George Mason University president Gregory Washington first posed this question in his first letter to alumni in the Summer 2020 issue of the Mason Spirit.
Voices of Mason
By Colleen Kearney Rich on December 16, 2021
George Mason University students come from all 50 states and 130 countries, and they are making a difference in ways big and small.
A New Era for George Mason University
By Preston Williams on December 16, 2021
In October, Gregory Washington was formally invested as Mason’s eighth president with a formal ceremony and a week of activities.
10 Digital Innovations You Need to Know About
By Colleen Kearney Rich on September 10, 2021
Researchers in Mason’s Institute for Digital InnovAtion (IDIA) are doing cutting-edge work to shape the future of our society.
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Building Community through Restorative Justice
By Mason Spirit contributor on August 17, 2021
Mason students and faculty are helping to create a new program in Arlington County that shifts the way the community approaches justice while fostering better understanding and connections among participants.
Continue Reading Building Community through Restorative Justice
Tackling the World’s Grand Challenges
By Mason Spirit contributor on April 3, 2021
The engineering world has called them “grand challenges.” These are the problems plaguing the planet that will require the efforts of many to make progress. Here’s how Mason is contributing.
Conservation Stars
By Mariam Aburdeineh, BA ’13 on March 30, 2021
Mason graduate students are traveling the globe to tackle some of the planet’s dire environmental problems—and they’re being recognized for their efforts.
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