CHSS will host its degree celebration tomorrow, May 16, at 9:30 a.m. at EagleBank Arena. Congratulations to our newest graduates!

CHSS is excited to announce that the Honorable Joshua C. Fiveson, BS Administration of Justice '10 and CHSS Distinguished Alum '22, will address graduates and their guests as the alumni speaker of the upcoming degree celebration on May 16.  

The CHSS Staff and A/P Faculty Advisory Council invites all CHSS A/P faculty, classified staff, and non-student wage employees to our inaugural spring social on May 21.

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 recently showcased faculty and student research at its "Human-Centered AI: Bridging Humanities, Social Sciences, and Technology" summit. View the presentations online, and learn how CHSS is at the forefront of emerging technologies research and teaching through work on ethics and artificial intelligence, human interaction with robots, and other exciting multidisciplinary collaborations.

The fourth annual CHR symposium, Humanity and its others, will be hosted April 24-25, and will feature a keynote address, “Monsters at the Limit” by Jeffrey J. Cohen on April 24. Advance registration is required.

Qualtrics provides virtual live training onboarding office hours that are designed for new Qualtrics users. Experts will introduce users to Qualtrics’ best practices and resources.

Stop by the Horizon Hall atrium starting at 1 p.m. to see the impressive scholarly work of our undergraduate students on display. An award ceremony will be held at 3:45 p.m.

PhD candidate Talley Bettens received a graduate research fellowship from the National Institute of Justice to support her dissertation research on the intersection between the false confession risk fostered by interrogations and the school-to-prison pipeline.

Timothy (Teo) Rogers Mendizabal was selected among a competitive pool of graduate student candidates for a full-time GRA position funded through a 2025 OSCAR Summer Team Impact Grant awarded to Ellen Serafini and Jihye Moon in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages.

Tania James, associate professor of English at George Mason University, has been named a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow in the Fiction category.

CHSS is pleased to announce three of its faculty members, Allison Redlich, Susan Howard, and Janani Umamaheswar, received 2025 Presidential Awards for Faculty Excellence.

Congratulations to Bruce Aft, Audrey Pettibon, Kelly Schrum, Dana Siller, and Jennifer Wood, who were celebrated at the 2025 Celebration of Teaching Excellence ceremony on April 14.

Welcome to our monthly compilation of good news, gathered from CHSS faculty and staff!

Maibach, Center for Climate Change Communication, comments on the Trump administration's opinions on climate change.

Winsler, Department of Psychology, offers theories as to why programs in the arts translated into better academic achievement and greater school engagement.

In addition to being a stand-out member of the volleyball team, Gacek is also a police cadet and mental health advocate.

Kashdan, Department of Psychology, shares insights on courage, ethical action, and his contributions to promoting meaningful impact.

Cowen, Department of Economics and Mercatus Center, writes ‘Liberation Day’ was worse than expected.