College of Humanities and Social Sciences
College of Humanities and Social Sciences

On December 10, 2002, Vernon L. Smith, now professor emeritus of economics and law, was awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2002 "for having established laboratory experiments as a tool in empirical economic analysis, especially in the study of alternative market mechanisms."

CHSS welcomes University of Maryland Global Campus President Gregory Fowler, MA English '95, back to the Fairfax Campus as featured speaker at George Mason University's Winter Commencement.

Maillim “May” Santiago, a third-year cultural studies PhD student, studies the genre and the contributions of Puerto Rican filmmakers, exploring horror films as mirrors for societal and cultural anxieties.