Mason will start the fall semester as scheduled on Monday, August 24, with a mix of in-person instruction, expanded online classes, and research activities. Visit Mason’s Safe Return to Campus Plan.
The Mason community on the Fairfax Campus demonstrates support for the Black Lives Matter movement through art and other forms of peaceful protest. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services
The Office of the Provost has announced the recipients of its Curriculum Impact Grants for 2020-21. Of eighteen interdisciplinary projects submitted, three of those funded include CHSS faculty in their teams.
This week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that it would discontinue visa exceptions for international students on F-1 visas who take all of their courses for the semester online. This decision could force hundreds of thousands of international students to leave the United States and threatens to interrupt the academic work of more than 3,000 students here at George Mason University.
Jaime Lester, the college's associate dean of faculty affairs and strategic initiatives, has co-authored a piece in Inside Higher Ed about the ways in which academic institutions can support all faculty members.
Students should verify their class schedules in PatriotWeb to ensure they are registered for the appropriate courses. Students are responsible for attending all classes for which they are registered.
