Alumni

  • March 23, 2026

    Near the Italian town of Bormio, visitors can ride a mountain cable car to take in a breathtaking panorama from a café perched near the peak. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) Special Agent Mohamed Hassan, BA Religious Studies ’20, who was a field liaison officer during the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Games, recounts taking a break from supporting Team USA to sip a cappuccino alongside Olympians: “Everyone was really interested in what everyone's there to do…. Everyone's motivating one another.”

  • March 20, 2026

    Cheryl Hairston, BS Athletic Training ’15, and Jaylen Simmons, BS Kinesiology ’21, MS Athletic Training ’23, now serve George Mason student-athletes as athletic trainers. Their journeys into the profession began with personal curiosity, mentorship, and formative experiences that ultimately shaped their careers.

  • March 19, 2026

    When Ali Reza Manouchehri, BA Philosophy ’99, arrived at George Mason University as an undergraduate, he couldn’t know that he would start what would become one of the region’s most dynamic technology companies in his residence hall room. 

  • March 18, 2026

    Eighty-one energetic Patriots traveled to Richmond on March 5 for Mason Lobbies, where George Mason University President Gregory Washington joined House Majority Leader Charniele Herring, BA Economics ’93, and Senator Saddam Salim, BS Public Administration ’12, MPA ’15, in welcoming students to the General Assembly for a whirlwind day of advocacy.

  • March 12, 2026

    Gabrielle Tayac, an associate professor in the Department of History and Art History in the College of Humanities of Social Sciences, has received a grant from NPS to lead Phase Two of Tribal Nations and the Revolutionary War, a community-driven research project that will examine the Revolutionary War and its aftermath from the perspectives of tribal nations.

  • March 12, 2026

    Using biosensors and surveys, CEHD and CVPA worked together to find the cause behind increasing injuries in dancers.

  • March 6, 2026

    Drenkard is a nationally recognized leader who brings deep expertise in academic nursing, clinical practice, health care innovation, and strategic program development.

  • March 3, 2026

    The Patriot Performance Lab keeps George Mason athletes in top form through evidence-based practices, science, and a strong partnership between Athletics and CEHD.

  • February 26, 2026

    The 12 new members that Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger appointed to the George Mason University Board of Visitors last month have been sworn in and took part in their first meeting Thursday.

  • February 24, 2026

    When a manufacturing machine is cutting, drilling, or shaping metal, it is following a precise set of digital instructions, with every motor turn intentional. But what happens when there’s a subtle change along the way?