Please consider signing up for the CHSS faculty and staff blood drive in partnership with Inova Bloodmobile. Your participation can truly make a difference in someone’s life! Click through for more info and to register for a time.

On Tues., April 16, 1:00-2:30 p.m., President Washington will hold an Academic Unit Town Hall with faculty and staff. In-person attendance at the Johnson Center Bistro is encouraged.

CHSS is pleased to present its new Community Impact Report, which highlights the College's extensive community impact, as exemplified by our students, faculty, staff and alumni who are making outstanding contributions across industries and communities.

CHSS is looking for student volunteers, especially grad students, for our marketing photoshoot on April 9. Help us spread the word by sharing our sign-up sheet with students.

Mason plans to unveil new university branding and graphic elements, which will include updates to the current logo, during Mason Day on April 26. To prepare for the transition, please list all digital and print items in your department, unit, or center that will need updating on this Excel spreadsheet by April 15.

MESA (a.k.a. the M: Drive) will be decommissioned starting in July 2024. The Dean’s Office is working closely with ITS and will soon be reaching out directly to units regarding the process for migrating data from MESA to other locations. Here's what you need to know.

Join Fellowship Fest to learn about external awards that provide students study abroad, research, internships or fully funded graduate school opportunities. Click through to view the complete list of events.

Join us March 18-19 for a transformative experience where scholars, researchers and practitioners from higher education, K-12, community organizations, non-profits, government, foundations and small businesses come together to build and strengthen inclusive communities around research, innovation and educational excellence.

The Mason Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference showcases graduate students' scholarly research and creative works across disciplines through posters, oral presentations, creative performance and visual arts. All members of the Mason community are invited to attend the conference on Friday, April 5, in Merten Hall.

The 2024 Virginia Network Annual State Conference will be held on Friday, May 31, 2024, at Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA. The Virginia Network invites you to submit session proposals, which seeks expertise in creating inclusive environments where all women not only overcome barriers but thrive as we build bridges of understanding and craft solutions for fostering inclusive spaces.

Each year, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences presents awards to recognize alumni from every department who are making a remarkable difference in the world. Please consider making a nomination before the May 31 deadline.

Please let your students know that George Mason University Foundation scholarships are available and are open to all continuing undergraduates, admitted transfers, and graduate students.

CHSS faculty and staff can express their support for our college by opting for payroll deduction, an efficient means to make contributions to the program, scholarship, or initiative of their choice at Mason.

Allison Redlich, distinguished university professor and associate chair of Criminology, Law and Society (CLS) has been awarded APS Fellow status, an honor that is bestowed upon APS members who have made sustained outstanding contributions to the science of psychology in the areas of research, teaching, service and/or application.

Tyler Cowen, professor of economics at George Mason University and chair of Mason’s Mercatus Center, has published a new book: GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of all Time and Why Does it Matter? Possibly the first major work of its kind, GOAT comes equipped with a chat bot that uses AI, allowing the reader to ask questions, receive responses and more.

National Institute of Justice Director Nancy La Vigne's remarks entitled "Public Criminology: Charting the Course to Bridge Evidence to Action" focused on five key questions critical to bridging evidence to action.

LaNitra Berger, associate professor of history and art history and director of African and African American studies, sits down with CHSS to discuss her academic journey and research.

The CHR is inviting applications for summer funding from Mason doctoral students who are working on their dissertations and who do not already have Mason summer funding. Each student awarded a fellowship will receive a stipend of $8,500.

With the Network Catalyst Grants, the Institute for a Sustainable Earth will support the development of transdisciplinary faculty teams in applied research aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals. Supported teams will catalyze a network of collaborators within and beyond George Mason University and aim to secure additional sources of funding. Applications are due Friday, March 22, 2024.

The Institute for Digital InnovAtion (IDIA) has recently launched an IDIA Public-Private-Partnership (P3) Faculty Fellows Program for George Mason University faculty and an IDIA Predoctoral Fellowship for full-time George Mason University Ph.D. and M.S. students. This year’s program encourages exploration of generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) and IDIA is looking to foster creative scholarship and research by CHSS faculty and students.

The 14th Annual CHSS Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held on Thursday, April 18, on the bottom floor of Horizon Hall. Students are invited to submit an abstract for a poster, video or oral presentation by April 4.

In celebration of International Women's Day, Iccha Basnyat, associate professor of global health communication in the Department of Global Affairs with a joint appointment in the Department of Communication, discusses what sparked her passion for women's representation in health communication and what it is like to be a researcher in the field.

Laura Sauls, Department of Global Affairs, said the initiative could lead to improved territorial management by enhancing rights, tenure security and livelihoods.

Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, professor at the Schar School and IIR faculty affiliate, is quoted in The Los Angeles Times on the "gaining momentum" of immigration in the minds of voters in advance of Super Tuesday.

Christy Pichichero, African and African American Studies and Department of Modern and Classical Languages, interviews Curran about his new book on the concept of race during the 18th century Enlightenment period.

David Gerleman, Department of History and Art History, tells a story that has waited 160 years to be told.

Rosemarie Zagarri, Department of History and Art History, explains the anti-monarchical origins of the Constitution and the presidency.

Julie Owen, School of Integrative Studies, says that without diversity in leadership, clubs may make decisions that privilege certain groups.

In Bloomberg, Tyler Cowen, Department of Economics and Mercatus Center, writes op-ed stating that the Great Recession created untold hardship, but new research suggests that it also helped prolong the lives of many Americans.