Mason has partnered with TimelyMD, a mental health service provider that is now accessible for any Mason student at no cost to the student. TimelyCare offers 24/7 on-demand emotional support, scheduled counseling and psychiatric support, health coaching, and self-care.

On November 18, two panels of scholars whose work centers on religion, race, history, and media, will discuss some of the historical causes of polarization in American society. Members of the Mason community are welcome.

Through December 2, you can help Mason's Patriot Pantry provide food supplies to students while Mason is closed for winter break.

If you have not completed the IT security awareness training, you must do so by tomorrow, Wednesday, November 16, or your MESA account will be disabled (image by Pixabay).

Please join us in honoring our CHSS colleagues for their years of service to George Mason University. University Green and Gold Day events were held on November 8 and November 9, respectively.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences at George Mason University is proud to announce the 2022 recipients of our distinguished alumni, service, faculty, and student awards.

CHSS alumni: did you meet your spouse or partner at Mason? Faculty members: do you have students who found love in your classes or laboratories? We want to know!

Does your unit have an anniversary or milestone this year? Please contact Nikki Jerome Ouellette and Anne Reynolds so we can help spread your news (image by PhotoMIX Company from Pexels).

Do you know of any December graduates who are superstars? Mason's Office of University Branding might like to spotlight them -- please send your information to Anne Reynolds.

A few slots remain for our next headshot event, Wednesday, November 16. Click through for available times, signup link, and tips for a great professional image (photo by Wyron A. on Unsplash).

A shout-out to an alumni author who is also an "alumna" of the dean's office. Have news to share? Send it our way so we can spread the word! (Photo by Santiago Lacara on Unsplash.)

The Office of the Provost is accepting proposals for Summer Team Impact Projects for summer 2023. These multidisciplinary summer projects of undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty members will be funded by the Office of Undergraduate Education, OSCAR, and CECiL (image by wxshutterbug on Unsplash).

Full-time Mason faculty and classified staff who were hired into salaried positions at on or before August 10, 2022, and who remain active employees on November 10, 2022, will receive a $1,000 bonus. Part-time salaried faculty and staff who meet the same criteria will receive a prorated amount based on FTE as of November 10, 2022.

Friday, November 18, is the date by which all reviews of classified staff must be completed (photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash).

The Mason Virginia Promise (MVP) is now available to qualifying university employees in the form of Mason's first-ever MVP Employee Dependent Tuition Benefit. The program begins in the spring 20203 semester; the deadline to apply is November 28.

Until November 30, Virginia Retirement System members may join the optional group life insurance program or, if already members, may increase their optional life insurance coverage without answering health questions (image by Gerd Altmann on Pixabay).

Are you a participant in Fidelity or TIAA-CREF? Those companies are asking you to please update your information in your online accounts.

The November 2022 Diversity, equity, and Inclusion calendar is now available on the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management website. The calendar includes information on the holidays recognized during the month; please review it while making plans that include our colleagues.

Distinguished Professor David Weisburd, executive director of the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, contributed to a Time article about the efficacy of hotspot policing in deterring gun violence, citing his team's research about the importance of community interaction.

In an article about a murder investigation in Virginia, Natasha Tonge, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, comments on the persistent stigma associated with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

In a co-authored opinion piece in the DC Line, assistant philosophy professor Shannon Fyfe describes the impact of the U.S. Parole Commission, staffed by commissioners from Maryland and Kentucky, which is responsible for making parole decisions that affect Washington, DC residents.

In an NPR article about the November transition from daylight saving time, history professor Mike O’Malley noted that the gardening industry, and professional baseball and tennis leagues, supported the original establishment of the time change.

In an article about climate concerns in electoral politics, University Professor Edward Maibach, Director of the Center for Climate Change Communication, noted that during recent mid-term elections, Republican candidates did not run on climate issues, suggesting broader support for reversing climate change.

Economics professor Tyler Cowen considers several world economies and whether the traditional economic theory of John Maynard Keynes, that governments should boost spending during recessions to spur economic growth, applies to the choices available to them.

A Yahoo News article about the possibility of extraterrestrial life discusses the “Great Filter” theory, originally described by Robin Hanson, associate professor in the Department of Economics. The theory suggests that alien civilizations may have developed technology that destroyed them before they were able to make contact with humans.