Time is almost out to recognize your colleagues! Submit nominations for the 2025 CHSS Staff & A/P Faculty Recognition Awards, including the 2025 Mary Roper Award, by 11:59 p.m., October 17, using the streamlined online form.

CHSS has been named as a recipient of the 2025 Kindness Champion Award by the Mason Chooses Kindness Committee! See how our college earned the most Pats for Patriots and learn how you can continue recognizing kindness across George Mason.

Join the CHSS Winter Challenge! Our faculty and staff will be collecting complete bags of food and personal care items for 50 students at George Mason who use the Patriot Pantry. Sign up to bring your donations to the Dean's Office reception area in Horizon Hall between November 10-20. On November 21 at 11 a.m. join us as we deliver the donations to the Patriot Pantry. Remember to wear your CHSS shirt or fleece!

The next CHSS Staff and A/P Faculty town hall takes place on October 23, 1-2 p.m. This virtual session will feature a special presentation by Katie Clare, George Mason's Director of Well-Being Programs, on self-care for well-being.

Nominations for the 2025 CHSS Staff & A/P Faculty Advisory Council are open through October 24. Nominate yourself or a colleague and help shape the future of our community.

Join us on November 8 as we honor and celebrate the achievements of our college's distinguished faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Community and Catalysts showcases the innovative nature of our faculty research and teaching, while also illustrating how CHSS stands ready to help all George Mason students create the changes that will make our communities a better place. Register now!

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is pleased to announce an opportunity for faculty to seek nomination to participate in the NHC's summer residency program that will be held June 1-26, 2026. Interested scholars must submit required information to CHSS by November 7 to be considered for nomination.

The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans provides merit-based funding for new Americans, immigrants and children of immigrants, who are poised to make significant contributions to United States culture, society, and academia.

Due to the university's Thanksgiving closure, the CHSS internal deadline is November 12 for proposals that are due November 26–28. OSP plans to submit all proposals due over Thanksgiving break by November 24.

The updated National Institutes of Health (NIH) public access policy (NOT-OD-25-047) officially went into effect on July 1 (NOT-OD-25-101), for all applicable manuscripts, reflecting NIH's commitment to advancing public access to its funded research.

The National Humanities Alliance will be hosting a virtual advocacy training at 3 p.m. on November 13 that will review the appropriations process, give a funding overview of humanities policy priorities, and examine key ways on how you can have an advocacy impact for the humanities.

Welcome to our monthly compilation of good news, gathered from the college's faculty and staff!

Shutika, associate professor and director of folklore program, is featured in Daily Paws article about the history of black cats and superstition.

The report discusses how robots must strive for community-based socially and morally appropriate behavior.

Manski and alum Pearl Renwick discuss the benefits of a cooperative business model, particularly for farmers.

Lukacs writes about why Hamas chose to release hostages.

Hanson discusses how prediction markets work in the podcast "What happens when you can bet on anything?"