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The George Mason �鶹���� Board of Visitors (BOV) elected a new rector and welcomed four new members Friday, July 29, as part of the governing body’s annual two-day planning conference and meeting.

Mason artist in residence Abdulrahman “Abi” Naanseh studied interior design at Damascus �鶹���� in Syria, but his true passion is art, specifically Arabic calligraphy.

Work has begun on the “Necklace Phase One and Stream Restoration” project on George Mason �鶹����’s Fairfax Campus, Mason Facilities announced.

Created in 1984, the Clarence J. Robinson Professors Program embodies Mason's commitment to making high-quality education accessible to undergraduate students.

Mason teams with Dominion Energy and HACU for Summer Bridge Program to better expose students from underrepresented groups to STEM.

Gurdip Singh has been named as the new divisional dean for the School of Computing and professor in the College of Engineering and Computing.

George Mason �鶹���� has received a $3.75M per capita grant from GO Virginia, a state-funded initiative administered by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development.

The First-Gen+ Center’s mission is to support students who are historically underrepresented in higher education and their allies, while specifically focusing on students who identify as first-generation, who identify as undocumented, have refugee status, or belong to families with limited income.

Sid Dewberry, whose advocacy and generosity impacted countless students, and helped transform the entire George Mason �鶹���� community, died July 16. He was 94.

When the concept of the George W. Johnson Center was first proposed—combining a library, computer labs, a bookstore, a bank, and dining facilities in one building—the idea was met with skepticism.