The 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Evening of Reflection will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2021. The event's hosts seek input on units' observances of Dr. King's legacy, as well as nominations for the Spirit of King Awards.

George Mason University is hosting a virtual graduation ceremony on December 17, 2020, at 2 pm, on GMU-TV. CHSS faculty and staff are invited to attend the ceremony, and to take part in CHSS-specific recognition of our students afterwards.

The college is proud to announce the faculty members nominated for 2021 Teaching Excellence Awards, awarded by the Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning. Final awardees will be selected in April.

Mason's Center for Humanities Research has named its first cohort of CHR Fellows, four faculty members and two graduate students whose projects center on the theme of Dissent.

Construction continues on Horizon Hall, and some faculty and staff members were able to share a sneak peek at the developing spaces.

A selection of publications by CHSS faculty. Please let the communications team know if you have a book released - we would love to feature it.

The college and the Department of Economics reflect on the contributions of Dr. Walter Williams.

Read about the results of the October 2020 Faculty Research and Scholarship Needs Survey. The survey was distributed to CHSS tenured, tenure-track, term, and administrative faculty with the purpose of determining which services and resources would be the most helpful as they pursue external funding for their research and scholarship.

CHSS Research seeks to augment faculty searches for project funding by maintaining resources and lists of internal and external funding opportunities on the CHSS website.

In accordance with George Mason University’s Winter Break schedule, the Office of Sponsored Programs will be closed December 21, 2020 and will re-open on January 04, 2021. Any proposals due during this period must be submitted to the sponsor prior to the Winter Break. For proposals due between December 21, 2020 through January 5, 2021, final documents must be received by OSP on December 14, 2020, in order to be submitted by December 18, 2020.

In a Washington Post article on climate change as a political motivator, Ed Maibach, communication professor and director of the Center for Climate Change Communication, discussed the degree to which political polarization impeded political movement on climate change

This week's Thriving Together Well-Being Weekly is on how to cope with virtual burnout.