October 9, 2019George Mason University this week launched a comprehensive website for the university’s search for a new president, creating a resource that will help attract the best candidates for the job while keeping the university community informed about progress.
In the second year of the ADVANCE Program, more than 690 students are enrolled, including nearly 400 students who joined this fall. ADVANCE now offers 102 pathways in various degrees—five times as many as when it launched last year.
George Mason University will rename the largest building on its Science and Technology Campus in honor of former NASA mathematician Katherine G. Johnson, who as an African American woman overcame racism and sexism to help lead the United States into a new era of space exploration.
Few figures in George Mason University history have served in as many roles as Joseph A. Heastie. He has been a student, Board of Visitors member, and Alumni Association Board president, and he has led Mason efforts related to diversity and access.