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A Q&A with Alpaslan Özerdem

By Mariam Aburdeineh, BA ’13 on November 8, 2019

Meet Alpaslan Özerdem, the new dean of the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution.

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Cheers to Class Work!

By Mary Lee Clark on October 25, 2019

NUTR 430/530 Introduction to Wine and Beer has one of the longest waiting lists at the university. Students put their taste buds to the test as they learn how wine and beer influence cultures and people’s relationship with alcohol and food.

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Engineering Is in Their DNA

By Mason Spirit contributor on October 25, 2019

Four siblings from a family of engineers continue the tradition by all becoming graduates of the Sid and Reva Dewberry Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering.

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O Say Can You See

By Mason Spirit contributor on October 24, 2019

An a capella quartet of Green Machine alumni won a contest to sing the national anthem at a D.C. United game.

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Scholar Finds Refuge at Mason

By Mariam Aburdeineh, BA ’13 on June 27, 2019

Ukrainian scholar Ararat Osipian escaped a war zone in his home country and is now Mason’s first Endangered Scholar in Residence.

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Helping Students with Unpaid Internships

By Priyanka Champaneri, BA '05, MFA '10 on June 27, 2019

Accepting an internship can also mean accepting an extra financial burden that many students cannot afford. Enter Mason’s Unpaid Internship Scholarship, which helps students accept that dream opportunity that may very well lead to their dream career.

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Unpaid Internship Scholarship: Lisa Chill

By Priyanka Champaneri, BA '05, MFA '10 on June 27, 2019

In August 2018, and with the help of an Unpaid Internship Scholarship, social work major Lisa Chill began interning at the nonprofit Action in Community Through Service (ACTS).

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Unpaid Internship Scholarship: Jennifer Lyon

By Priyanka Champaneri, BA '05, MFA '10 on June 27, 2019

Because of an Unpaid Internship Scholarship, psychology major Jennifer Lyon was able to take advantage of an opportunity at the American Red Cross.

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Unpaid Internship Scholarship: Noelia Montecinos-Beltran

By Priyanka Champaneri, BA '05, MFA '10 on June 27, 2019

Noelia Montecinos-Beltran is an art history major whose goal is to become a curator at a museum. With the help of the Unpaid Internship Scholarship, she is currently interning with Mason Exhibitions.

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Memorializing George Mason’s Complex Legacy

By Preston Williams on June 27, 2019

The Enslaved People of George Mason memorial, to be located on Wilkins Plaza near the statue of George Mason IV himself, will provide a more complete account of the complicated legacy of Mason, a founding father who championed individual freedom while also owning slaves.

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