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Finding Your Tribe

By Colleen Kearney Rich on February 16, 2016

Living Learning Communities, called LLCs, provide Mason students with the opportunity to live among people who share the same interests or majors. Finding one’s niche on campus has never been easier.

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Put on a Well-Being Face

By Nance Lucas on January 28, 2016

When the founding fathers wrote of about our “unalienable” rights, the pursuit of happiness was among them. But what if pursuing happy makes us less happy? That’s where well-being comes in.

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Positive Spin

By Cathy Cruise, MFA '93 on January 28, 2016

The term “well-being” can bring to mind a touchy-feely quest for personal health and happiness, but there’s a wealth of research behind well-being where strategies are being tested and proven scientifically successful.

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Faster Farther

By Corey Jenkins Schaut, MPA '07 on November 5, 2015

The Campaign for George Mason University salutes Mason’s unparalleled rise to prominence and defines the institution’s future through a $500 million philanthropic campaign.

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Keeping Our Heads in the Cloud

By Martha Bushong on November 4, 2015

The cyber threats to safety and privacy have never been greater, and George Mason University is once again at the forefront, working on research that matters.

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Giving Peace a Real Chance

By Colleen Kearney Rich on November 3, 2015

For more than 30 years, people have traveled to George Mason University from conflicted areas around the world looking for answers—and finding them.

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Getting the “Band” Back Together

By Colleen Kearney Rich on November 2, 2015

More than 110 alumni and current students returned to the School of Music for Alumni Weekend 2015 ready to perform.

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Mason Alumni Are Highlight at Annual Book Festival

By Mason Spirit contributor on September 24, 2015

Fall for the Book events span Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland from September 27- October 3, 2015

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Fields of Dreams

By Preston Williams on August 5, 2015

Many young athletes and their parents dream of college scholarships and the opportunity to play Division I sports, but the reality is there is only so much scholarship money to go around.

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Rising Stars

By Colleen Kearney Rich on July 16, 2015

Mason’s young faculty shine bright.

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