Past Events

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences Research team will host a Zoom event for faculty to learn more about the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends program.

The Spring 2021 NSF Virtual Grants Conference is designed to give new faculty, researchers, and administrators key insights into a wide range of current issues at NSF. NSF program officers will be providing up-to-date information about specific funding opportunities and answering attendee questions. Registration will be free of charge and opens on Wednesday, May 5 at 12 p.m. EST.

Mason students join community and faculty actors in this “hybrid” production recorded from the Center for the Arts Concert Hall, employing the Moving Story Window Wall projection technology (developed at Mason) in order to blend scenic effects and on-stage actors with others appearing remotely.

Nur Sobers-Khan's paper explores the genealogy of Tilsimat-i Aja’ib (Talismans of Wonder) texts, a genre that features elements of cosmology and divination, in Urdu lithographs of the 19th and early 20th century in the British Library’s collections, examining the illustrative programs in these texts and positing a continuity with the Persian Aja’ib al-Makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) manuscript tradition.

George Mason University will conduct its 54th Spring Commencement virtually in accordance with public health recommendations on Friday, May 14. Information about the CHSS celebrations will be shared on the college's website and will be continually updated.

NSF is providing information on the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program solicitation NSF 20-525 at webinars on Friday, May 14, and Thursday, May 20, 2021, starting at 1:00 pm Eastern time each day. The NSF-wide CAREER program supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research.

Dr. Mohan Ambikaipaker, associate professor, Department of Communication, Tulane University, presents "The Coloniality of Race and Majoritarian Islamism in Malaysia" as part of the Global Affairs program's spring colloquium: Race and Globalization.

The College of the Humanities and Social Sciences recognizes its 2020 and 2021 bachelor's and master's degree graduates in the social sciences. Prior registration is required.

The College of the Humanities and Social Sciences recognizes its 2020 and 2021 bachelor's and master's degree graduates in the humanities and interdisciplinary programs. Prior registration is required.