Each semester we honor graduating students nominated by their departments for their academic achievement and contributions to their respective fields.

The college's Giving Day is December 15. This 24-hour giving challenge supports CHSS programs that encourage our students to ask critical questions and conduct research with impact to make them ready to serve as leaders of tomorrow. You can make a gift now through December 15.

The Career Plans Survey is now open for ALL December 2022 grads (undergraduate and graduate). University Career Services encourages all students to take the survey even if their plans after graduation are not yet final.

Assistant Professor Jin R. Lee of the Department of Criminology, Law and Society provides five important tips to avoid online fraud this holiday season and beyond.

Julie Roberts, office manager in the Department of Economics, was awarded the 2022 Mary Roper Award. After two years, the ceremony returned to the Dr. Linda Apple Monson Grand Tier of the Center for the Arts.

The Center for Humanities Research offers a host of topical and thematic reading groups, working groups, workshops, and writing groups for faculty, staff, and graduate students. Come learn with your colleages!

The Lab for Character Assassination and Reputation Politics held its third international conference, “Cancel Culture and Character Assassination," on September 21-23, 2021. Scholars from 13 countries focused on the contemporary issues associated with cancel culture from a variety of disciplinary and cultural angles.

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The Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning invites faculty to apply for mini-grants supporting curriculum or professional development efforts related to anti-racist and inclusive teaching, and to join the Anti-Racist and Inclusive Teaching Workshop Pilot and Resource Advisory Group.

CHSS Research has some important updates regarding our transition to college-based proposal submission support for those applying for external funding/sponsored programs (e.g. grants, contracts, and fellowships).

A new NEH-wide initiative, American Tapestry: Weaving Together Past, Present, and Future, will draw upon the humanities to help Americans study, evaluate, and respond to some of the nation's most urgent issues.

The Social Science Research Council is accepting applications for the second cohort of the Just Tech Fellowship. The last day to submit application materials is January 30, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

NIH is offering a two-day virtual, free conference in February that includes introductory and advanced topics about NIH funding and planning your career path. Opportunities to engage with NIH staff are available by appointment, as are resource booths and exhibits.

Be mindful of deadlines this week for payroll and HR transactions.

W-2 forms will become available in January 2023. To ensure timely receipt of your tax information, please ensure your permanent mailing address is accurate in Patriot Web.

If you are new to Mason or have not done so yet, please make sure you complete your Title IX training. The training will ensure your understanding of current Title IX policies and procedures and how you play a role in Title IX as a required reporter.

Washingtonian Magazine talks about the work of University Professor Edward Maibach, director, Center for Climate Change Communication, and his work with television meteorologists to share information on local impacts of climate change.

An analysis in Bloomberg and the Washington Post advocating a universal basic income for geniuses cites associate economics professor Garrett Jones's The Culture Transplant to indicate that seven countries are responsible for most of the world's science innovation and research.

In a Daily Pennsylvanian article about a 10 p.m. curfew imposed on Philadelphia teenagers, criminology professor David Wilson expresses concern that police enforcing curfews could be otherwise preventing other, more serious, crimes.

In an article about the use of historical context when considering modern constitutional questions, University Professor Rosemarie Zagarri, Department of History and Art History, is quoted for supporting an understanding of principles underlying specific terms used in the Constitution.

Economics professor Tyler Cowen discusses possible impact of ChatGPT, an AI project that provides answers to questions, on the government's ability to measure public opinion.

Edward Maibach, University Professor and director of Mason's Center for Climate Change Communication, contributes to a Guardian article about climate scientists' response to a Twitter landscape that includes more climate misinformation.

Criminology, law and society faculty member Amie Bowman contributes to a Washington Post article about the difficulties faced by police departments in recruiting new officers.