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George Mason University holds its University Commencement on Thursday, May 9 at 10:00 a.m., in the EagleBank Arena, and the CHSS Degree Celebration for our graduating students will be held on Friday, May 10 at 2:30 p.m., in the EagleBank Arena. Learn more about each of these events.

A recent article published in the Chronicle of Higher Education delves into the effects of one scientist’s failure to turn in required final reports for their grants resulted in delays and withholding awards for an entire University.

The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) will be hosting an online (Zoom) Workshop: “NSF’s New Mentoring Requirements for Graduate Students” on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. The 90-minute workshop is designed to help Principal Investigators (PIs) and grant applicants understand the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) new requirements for graduate student mentoring.

This year, George Mason University’s Sociology and Anthropology Department hosted a table in the Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference bookroom to spread the word about the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and our Bioarchaeology program.

The residential research fellows for fall 2024 and spring 2025 are drawn from across a variety of departments and programs in the College of Humanities of Social Sciences as well as the Schar School of Policy and Government. Their diverse projects explore the CHR's 2024-25 theme of "humanity and its others."

At FUSE, next system programs and curriculum present a novel and forward-thinking opportunity to combine social sciences with digital technology to advance the quality of life in our region.

We welcome Eleanor Finley, Strategic Development Officer, and Gabriel Gonzales, Communications Specialist, to Next System Studies.

Please join us in welcoming the Spring 2024 Next System cohort.

Johanna Bockman, Department of Global Affairs, will present on gentrification and its impact on inequalities and democratic participation in Washington, D.C., from the 1940s to the present.