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Dr. Blair LM Kelly was installed as the seventh president and director of the National Humanities Center (NHC), located in Durham, North Carolina, in March of 2026. Additionally, the 2026 Summer Residents have been announced and include CHSS faculty Tamara Harvey and Jacqueline M. Burek.

Sociology professor Shannon Davis and the Center for Humanities Research were honored at the inaugural George Mason Graduate Student Champion Awards.

English associate professor Vivek Narayanan has been awarded a $25,000 literature fellowship for the translation of his project, The Kuruntokai: A Poet’s Annotated Translation of a Legendary Ancient Tamil Anthology.

Exploratory studies major and Olympian Ilia Malinin gave a resounding performance at the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships in Prague.

Don Gallehr was one of the earliest and longest serving faculty members hired at George Mason University, with a career stretching from 1966, when the university was still a satellite campus of the University of Virginia, until his retirement in 2021.

Join us for the last of our interactive workshops to help you identify your summer goals, both personal and professional, and develop a concrete plan for achieving those goals. The virtual workshop will be held on April 6 from 1:30-3 p.m. Register now!

CHSS is excited to announce that Brian van de Graaff, BA Speech Communication ’97 and CHSS Distinguished Alum '24, will address graduates and their guests as the alumni speaker of the upcoming degree celebration on May 16.  

The Alan Cheuse International Writers Center marks its 10th anniversary with an April festival presented in partnership with Mason Exhibitions, the Goethe‑Institut, and Solas Nua. Events across the Washington, D.C., region will bring together international writers, scholars, and artists for conversations on literature, history, and place.

Diplomatic Security Service Special Agent Mohamed Hassan, BA Religious Studies ’20, was a field liaison officer during the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Games.

On Mason Giving Day this April 2, choose your impact by supporting the department, program, center, or initiative that means the most to you.