- October 28, 2024George D. Schindler, former president and chief executive officer of business and information technology company CGI, will be the featured speaker at George Mason University’s Winter Commencement on Dec. 19 at EagleBank Arena on the Fairfax Campus.
- October 25, 2024The annual Mason Nation Thriving Together 5K and 1-mile run/walk took place on George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus on Saturday, Oct. 19. This year, more than 400 people registered for the event.
- October 23, 2024Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin has appointed Jamil N. Jaffer, the founder and executive director of the National Security Institute (NSI), to his new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force, which will work with legislators to regulate rapidly advancing AI technology. Jaffer is one of 10 appointees to the task force, alongside NSI Fellow Zach Graves.
- October 23, 2024This month the organizers of the Foragers’ Forest on George Mason’s Fairfax Campus marked the project’s first anniversary with the planting of endangered American chestnut trees.
- October 14, 2024In an October 21 talk, New York Times columnist David French explores the evolving dynamics of Christian political engagement, focusing on the growing tension between liberty and authority within evangelical circles.
- October 11, 2024On October 9, 2024, the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative’s Northern Virginia Node accelerator program (CCI+A) culminated in a final pitch competition at Mason Square.
- October 10, 2024Fall for the Book, Northern Virginia’s oldest and largest festival of literature and the arts, kicks off its 26th season in the City of Fairfax on Saturday, Oct. 12, and runs through Oct. 18.
- October 10, 2024George Mason University is a new sponsor of It’s Academic, the longest-running high school quiz show in the world. The weekly competition series will broadcast exclusively on WETA PBS, beginning Oct. 12 and running through June 2025.
- October 9, 2024George Mason University has been recognized with a 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight into Diversity magazine, an honor given to institutions that demonstrate a commitment to fostering diversity and inclusion across their campuses.
- October 8, 2024With the start of the fall semester comes the much-anticipated Movers and Shakers Mixer, the annual networking event connecting George Mason University students with influential business, community, and government executives at Mason Square in Arlington.
- October 7, 2024James W. “Jimmy” Hazel, JD ’84, has led a life of service to the Commonwealth of Virginia—and to George Mason University. He recently added to his considerable legacy with a gift of $1 million for the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation.
- October 4, 2024George Mason's Board of Visitors discussed the potential for a dedicated university center devoted to expanding academic programs and supports for former or current servicemembers and their families.