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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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14 Reasons to Go to Class
By Mason Spirit contributor on March 18, 2020
Whether it’s been two months or 10 years since you’ve stepped into a classroom, the excitement you felt when discovering an amazing class sticks with you. Here are 14 reasons some current students are eager to get to class.
Advancing Toward a Four-Year Degree
By Priyanka Champaneri, BA '05, MFA '10 on March 18, 2020
For community college students looking to transfer to a four-year institution, the roadblocks they encounter along the way are often too much to overcome. ADVANCE is looking to change that—and create a model for other institutions across the nation to follow.
ADVANCE Student: Sofia Escoto
By Priyanka Champaneri, BA '05, MFA '10 on March 18, 2020
A member of the ADVANCE inaugural class of fall 2018, Sofia Escoto is a student in the biology pathway.
Source Code
By Mason Spirit contributor on November 11, 2019
Mason has a solution to the region’s tech worker shortage.
Amazing Amazon Alumni
By Mason Spirit contributor on November 11, 2019
What’s do you get when you pair Virginia’s largest research university with one of the country’s tech giants? An extraordinary workforce.
A Conversation with Anne Holton
By Preston Williams on November 11, 2019
Meet Anne Holton, Mason’s seventh–and first female–president
Emerging Artists
By Mary Lee Clark on November 11, 2019
The College of Visual and Performing Arts has started a program to support alumni artists at the start of their careers.
Humanities’ Heavy Hitters
By Mary Lee Clark on July 1, 2019
Last fall, the Chronicle of Higher Education recognized Mason as the eighth highest recipient of NEH funding in the past decade, with 37 projects receiving funding amounting to more than $5.8 million.
Looking Back Moves Us Forward
By Mary Lee Clark on June 27, 2019
As universities across the country are examining their pasts, George Mason University faculty and students have undertaken a research project looking at life a George Mason IV’s home, Gunston Hall.
Studying a Language—and Maybe Preserving It, Too
By Art Taylor, MFA '06 on June 27, 2019
The research that a Mason professor and students are doing today may help preserve a language for tomorrow.
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