Alumni

BSW graduate, non-profit founder, and child welfare advocate Cordelia Cranshaw Skeete honored with the Graduate of the Last Decade Award for her continued dedication to serving youth and families.

A graduate from Mason’s first-ever class of systems engineering graduates is making her impact felt in Northern Virginia.

Fairfax City and Mason have partnered to give students access to experiential learning opportunities that will benefit local businesses and students.

An innovative program to fund unpaid federal internships for Schar School students launches. Read more about the Federal Workforce Initiative.

George Mason University professor and alum Susan Howard created Go Nisha Go, an award-winning game that helps girls and young women in India navigate and negotiate life choices.

Mason President Gregory Washington lauded brothers Maruf and Mahfuz Ahmed at a special event for embodying the possibilities that Mason offers with its steadfast commitment to access and inclusion.

Mason Night at Nationals Park on Sept. 6 was a hit. The Nationals beat the Mets 3-2 and Mason faculty, staff were there to cheer them on.

“The Road to the End,” a play written and performed by the School of Theater's alumni and students, won Best Drama in an audience vote at the recent Capital Fringe festival.

The RISE (Refugee and Immigrant Success through Entrepreneurship) Program as a cohort of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship's SOAR Initiative. SOAR provides a holistic model for startups and empowers individuals who do not currently have adequate access to entrepreneurship training opportunities. RISE focuses its support on aspiring entrepreneurs from refugee and immigrant backgrounds.

Alaina Ruffin will not be the first, second, or third, but fourth person in her family to graduate from George Mason University. Her mother and two older cousins graduated from Mason in 2000, 2001, and 2013 respectively.