Thank you to everyone who donated items to support the Patriot Pantry. Join us tomorrow, November 21 at 11 a.m. as we deliver the donations. Remember to wear your CHSS gear!

Join us in celebrating the recipients of the 2025 Mary Roper Award and CHSS Staff & A/P Faculty Recognition Awards at the annual recognition reception on December 3.

On November 25, the English department will hold a remembrance for Emeritus Associate Professor Winnie Keaney at a recently planted tree in her memory outside of Horizon Hall. All are welcome to join.

Adjunct faculty are encouraged to participate in the Adjunct Faculty Success Workshop scheduled for January 10 (online only). Sessions are focused on teaching, student success, and relevant policies and resources. Feedback is always positive, and it’s a terrific way to stay current with teaching and learning best practices. Registration is required.

Faculty can register now for the Faculty Writing Retreat on January 7 and 8. This retreat will be hosted both in-person and online. The retreat offers an approach for uninterrupted writing time and a supportive and collegial community of peers to boost your writing productivity. Participants work on a variety of research and creative projects at all stages of completion. Faculty members who have participated in past retreats report that they are very helpful in completing writing tasks, both large and small. Register now to reserve your space!

Elections for new members of the CHSS Staff and A/P Faculty Advisory Council are now open. Eligible CHSS employees are encouraged to review candidate statements and submit their votes before the December 8 deadline.

Since 2022, eduroam has been George Mason's primary Wi-Fi network. While many users have already transitioned to eduroam, please be aware that MASON-SECURE will be permanently shut down on December 19.

Ali Reza Manouchehri, BA Philosophy ‘99, co-founder and chief executive officer of MetroStar, a company he started as a George Mason University student, will be the featured speaker at Winter Commencement on December 18 at EagleBank Arena on the Fairfax Campus.

George Mason University and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences invite you to the Winter University Commencement Ceremony on December 18 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., and the CHSS Degree Celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. Both ceremonies will be held at EagleBank Arena.

CHSS Research has partnered with University Libraries to provide an easily understandable "Guide to Navigating the Public Access Policy and How to Post Publications to PubMed Central." This guide provides important information on the new requirements for publishing articles that are federally funded.

George Mason University’s Office of Research Innovation and Economic Impact (ORIEI) invites the George Mason Community to learn about academic unit and university wide resources to support research, scholarship, and creative activity. ORIEI will host two events on January 14, 2026 that will deliver strategic guidance, insider expertise, and personalized support to make your research more competitive—and your next proposal more successful.

The CHSS Pre-Award Winter Break internal deadline for submitting proposals is December 5th, close of business, for all proposals that are due to sponsors between December 19 and January 9.

Do you need to be added to the Research Development listserv? The Research Development listserv is a great tool created by George Mason's Research Development Office where you can find out about limited submission funding opportunities.

On the Access to Excellence podcast, Senior Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Professor of Psychology Keith Renshaw joins President Gregory Washington to discuss the role George Mason plays in providing service members, veterans, and their families the means to find community, purpose, and fulfillment beyond their military service. 

Hosted by Lisa Patel, a pediatrician and executive director of the consortium, this podcast focuses on how health professionals, policy makers, advocates, communicators, and activists are working to tackle the different sides of the greatest health crisis facing us today—climate change.

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

On November 8, George Mason University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences recognized individuals whose leadership, research, service, and contributions have made outstanding contributions to their industries, their communities, and the university.

Alumnus and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Christopher Michael “Mike” Johnson was recently appointed University of West Georgia’s ninth president. He stepped into his new role on August 1. Read more about his higher education journey.

Even as a single parent with three school-aged children, Army veteran and alumna Tiffany Taylor capitalized on all the opportunities at George Mason including participating in internships and embarking on two study-abroad trips. Read more about her George Mason experiences.

Clemens weighs in on how an upcoming Trump administration rule is expected to end or restrict Optional Practical Training for international students.

Adjunct professor Eric Shiraev discusses how modern authoritarian systems weaponize fear, myth, and identity to manipulate belief and sustain control.

Genetin-Pilawa discusses historical significance of Ely S. Parker, who became the first Native American posthumously admitted to the bar in U.S. history when the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, Fourth Department admitted him to the bar – 176 years after he had been denied.

Denholm discusses how FBI operations come together in the aftermath of a law enforcement raid on a horse-racing arena in Idaho.

Cowen discusses how the value of the market is heavily concentrated in a select few AI-related companies.