Alum and WUSA-9 Anchor Has a Drive to Give

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Angie Goff, BA Communication 2001, is in motion at all times. Goff, traffic anchor, entertainment correspondent, lifestyle blogger and morning fill-in anchor for WUSA-9, joined the Washington, D.C., CBS affiliate in 2007 and has solidified her spot among the area's top media personalities.

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Alum and WUSA-9 Anchor Has a Drive to Give

2009-11-06T15:40:03Z

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2009-11-05T15:26:00Z

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As part of their course work, Professor Yoonmee Chang’s spring 2010 Honors seminar students will help plan and prepare the 2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Students from ENGL 414 (American Chinatowns) will have an opportunity not only to study ethnography but also to practice it.

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English Students to Help Plan Smithsonian Folklife Festival

2009-11-06T15:37:21Z

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The College of Humanities and Social Sciences announces a course enrollment campaign aimed at attracting students to courses known for engaging teaching and interesting topics. Students who enroll for twelve credits can take an additional three credits for free, and the fifth course can be used as opportunity to take a course outside your major requirements. The list of targeted courses ranges in subject from Arms and Armor to Peace Studies.

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College Announces 5th Course Campaign

2009-11-06T15:36:01Z

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2009-10-19T16:32:00Z

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According to the new Poets and Writers issue (November/December), George Mason University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program is ranked No. 37 in the Top 50 programs in the country.

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Mason’s MFA Writing Program Ranked in Top 50

2009-10-29T15:46:24Z

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2009-10-19T12:57:00Z

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<a href="http://islamicstudies.gmu.edu/" target="_blank">For More Information</a>

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George Mason University welcomes Dr. Cemil Aydin as the new director of its Center for Global Islamic Studies. Aydin joined Mason’s History and Art History Department in the fall of 2009, holding the Endowed IIIT Chair in Islamic Studies, bringing with him years of experience in the fields of history and Middle Eastern studies. Aydin studied at Boğaziçi University, İstanbul University, and the University of Tokyo before receiving his Ph.D. degree at Harvard University in 2002. He was an Academy Scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, and a post-doctoral fellow at Princeton University’s Department of Near Eastern Studies. Dr. Aydin previously taught at Harvard University, Princeton University, Ohio State University and the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Dr. Aydin has published extensively on the international history of the Muslim world and Asia, Orientalism, and global intellectual history. His recent publications include a book, Politics of Anti-Westernism in Asia: Visions of World Order in Pan-Islamic and Pan-Asian Thought (Columbia University Press, 2007), a co-edited volume on “Critiques of the West in Iran, Turkey and Japan” in Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East 26:3 (Fall 2006). Dr. Aydin is currently working on a book manuscript on the intellectual history of the idea of the Muslim World (forthcoming, Harvard University Press). CHSS Recently caught up with Aydin. Here’s what he had to say: CHSS: Why did you come to George Mason? What aspects of the Mason environment drew your interest? AYDIN: For a scholar of Islamic Studies and global history, Mason is now one of the most exciting and attractive campuses in the country. This campus has more than 15 scholars  researching and teaching on issues related to the Muslim world. It is an amazingly diverse campus with a significant Muslim-American student population. Coupled with its key location, I am convinced that Mason will be a major center of scholarship in Islamic studies. Moreover, George Mason’s history department pays close attention to the growing field of world history. After all, Mason Provost Peter Stearns himself is one of the most important scholars of world history in America. These two strengths of Mason in Islamic Studies and world history helped my decision to come here. CHSS: What are your plans for developing the Islamic studies offerings at Mason in the next few years? AYDIN: Together with my colleagues in Islamic studies, we are improving the course offerings in Islamic studies, which we hope will culminate with the establishment of a master’s program in Islamic and Arabic Studies. Personally, I will teach undergraduate courses on Islam in world history and graduate courses in intellectual history of the Muslim world. We are working on improving the number of study abroad programs in universities of different Muslim societies and language offerings. CHSS: What makes Mason a unique place for teaching Islamic studies? AYDIN: George Mason has one of the most diverse campuses in the world. Here, when we teach about the Muslim world, we are not talking about an unfamiliar religious tradition or parts of the world. Every single classroom here has students from Muslim heritage. Moreover, our students come from relatively cosmopolitan backgrounds. Thus, we have an opportunity to move beyond the simple introductory facts and discuss more complex issues related to Islamic tradition and Muslim societies. Our master’s program, which we hope to start in Fall 2011, will help create a more research-oriented culture as well. CHSS: What might draw a prospective student to Islamic studies? AYDIN: Currently, Mason has a fantastic minor program in Islamic studies, with lots of interesting courses offered by leading scholars in their fields. Any student, from any major, can take six rigorous and eye-opening courses on the history, politics, religious tradition, and culture of Muslim societies, and will have a good grasp of this topic. It will prepare students for exciting career opportunities in government and international non-governmental organizations, or help  them enter competitive graduate programs.

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Aydin brings experiences from Istanbul, Tokyo and Harvard to George Mason

George Mason University welcomes Dr. Cemil Aydin as the new director of its Center for Global Islamic Studies. Aydin joined Mason’s History and Art History Department in the fall of 2009, holding the Endowed IIIT Chair in Islamic Studies, bringing with him years of experience in the fields of history and Middle Eastern studies.

Mason Welcomes New Islamic Studies Program Director

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Mason Welcomes New Islamic Studies Program Director

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The 2009 MERLOT History Classics Award was given to “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution” a multimedia collaboration, headed by Jack Censer and Lynn Hunt (UCLA).  This project was produced by Mason’s Center for History and New Media and the City University of New York’s American Social History Project.

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Dean Jack Censer’s Collaboration Wins Award

2009-10-29T15:50:26Z

http://gazette.gmu.edu/articles/14347

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2009-10-08T16:14:00Z

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<a href="../../celebration" target="_blank">Celebration of Scholarship</a>

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Every year is a little bit different, but what really stands out is the delight of all the recipients.

Jack Censer, Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences

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CHSS and COS honor two of their stars as well as students.

On Friday Oct. 2, 2009 the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Science hosted the Celebration of Scholarship to honor two of their star faculty members as well as the students who were awarded Dean’s Challenge scholarships.

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Faculty and Students Honored at Celebration of Scholarship

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In order to explore the complex ways in which African identities are constructed, expressed and represented, Mason’s African and African American studies program will host a multidisciplinary conference titled “African Identities in the Age of Obama” Oct. 8-10 at the Fairfax Campus.

Conference Views African American Identities in the Age of Obama

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Conference Views African American Identities in the Age of Obama

2009-10-29T17:24:01Z

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2009-09-24T13:39:00Z

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On Nov. 2, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences co-sponsors Never Forget: WWII Remembrance. This event includes a viewing of Band of Brothers in Harris Theater and a discussion panel featuring four World War II veterans. The viewing of Band of Brothers will be held at 2 p.m. in Harris Theater and the panel discussion will take place in Harris Theater at 7 p.m. All events are free and open to the public. "Collective memory plays a vital and sometimes unrecognized role in the ongoing identity of human society," said Megan Fowler, chairwoman of the Never Forget series and a senior university scholar and honors student majoring in history and theater at George Mason. "Living during the Iraq war, the present generation stands poised at a critical moment in its history. As with past generations, this war will define not only our military but also our civilians, media, and society. Therefore, it is prudent that we seize the opportunity to converse with a generation, which endured the largest scale war in American history. With passing of World War II veterans, we must reach out and contact our veterans, our ancestors, our grandparents. A viewing of Band of Brothers episodes one and two and a panel discussion with World War II American veterans will provide George Mason University students the opportunity to play a role in our American and global memory. Members of the community will be able to listen to, learn from, and question living American heroes. The four veterans scheduled to attend the panel discussion are Mary Ann McKenzie, William Hanusek, H.A. Deck, and Ozzie Ostlund. McKenzie served in the women's reserve of the Marine Corps from August 1943 until the end of World War II, attaining the rank of staff sergeant. Following boot camp at Camp Lejeune, N.C., she served as a secretary in the Office of the Commandant, Marine Corps Headquarters, in the Navy Annex Building in Arlington, Va. A native of Pennsylvania, Hanusek (PICTURED ABOVE) joined the U.S. army as a private in October 1941 and was assigned to Task Force 6814 and arrived in Australia in February 1942. He served in Guadalcanal as a medic in the Americal Division from October 1942 to July 1943. During the war he was stationed in Australia, New Caledonia, Guadalcanal, the Philippines, Leyte, Samar, Cebu, Negros, Bohol, and Mindanao. Following WWII, he served two tours in Korea (1947-48 and 1950-51), a tour in Japan (1951-52), a tour in France (1953-56) and a tour in Germany (1962-64). He retired as master sergeant in April 1964. Deck joined the United States Air Corp on July 15, 1941 as a second lieutenant. He served four years with the Air Corp Training Command. In July of 1944, he volunteered for "dangerous duty" and was attached to the Office of Strategic Services as a guerrilla warfare specialist. He spent five years in Europe as a counter-intelligence agent. He retired in 1962 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. E. W. Ostlund was born at home in West Forge, ND on June 10, 1922. He spent three summers at a CMTC (Citizens Military Training Camp) before graduating from high school. He enlisted in the Navy on July 30, 1940. He was assigned to Naval Aviation and advanced to Aviation Metalsmith 1st class while serving at the Naval Air Stations in Pensacola, FL., in North Island, CA., and CASU (Carrier Aircraft Service Unit) 37 in CA. He was selected for the Navy V-12 Officer Training Program in April 1944. He was commissoned Ensign USN in June 1947. He retired as Commander in 1965. The events are sponsored by the Office of Military Service, ACE/Wal-mart Foundation, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Honors College, University Scholars, Mason Community Outreach, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Phi Alpha Delta and University Life. For more information about the WWII Remembrance events, contact Fowler at mfowler1@gmu.edu.

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Collective memory plays a vital and sometimes unrecognized role in the ongoing identity of human society.

Megan Fowler, chairwoman of the Never Forget series

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Mason event includes Band of Brothers showing and panel of veterans.

On Nov. 2, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences co-sponsors Never Forget: WWII Remembrance. This event includes a viewing of Band of Brothers and a discussion panel featuring four World War II veterans. Senior Megan Fowler, assisted by the University Scholars Program, spearheaded the planning of this event. Both events are free and open to the public.

WWII Veterans Remembered

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World War II Remembrance

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<a href="../../celebration" target="_blank">Celebration of Scholarship</a>   <h4 style="text-align: left;">Friday, October 2, 2009 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mason Hall Atrium</h4> RSVP to <a href="mailto:chssevents@gmu.edu">chssevents@gmu.edu </a>by September 25, 2009.  This event is free and open to the public.

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Teacher, blogger, writer and author Cowen is this year's winner of Award for Scholarship.

In this video interview, George Mason University economics professor Tyler Cowen, this year's winner of the Award for Scholarship, talks about the things he's passionate about: teaching, writing, blogging and more.

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VIDEO: Economics Professor Cowen Talks About His Passions

2009-11-06T16:05:46Z