Alumni

Mason doctoral candidate Chelsea Gray's research on social attitudes helped demonstrate strong public support in Ireland for basking shark conservation.

Her “transformative” career at George Mason University prepared Jennifer Vasquez for her new role: Vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion for the NBA champion Golden State Warriors.

In 2006, George Mason University alum Anousheh Ansari, BS Computer and Electrical Engineering ’88, traveled to the International Space Station for an 11-day expedition and the first female private space explorer, first astronaut of Iranian descent, first Muslim woman in space, and fourth private explorer to visit space.

Civil engineering student China Brown overcame challenges to achieve her dream. She will join Shirley Construction as a full-time engineer after graduating this December.

Mason’s SciTech Campus celebrates the university's 50th Anniversary and looks ahead to the future

Jeanne Medford is a Mason Athletics staff member, celebrating 40 years of employment at George Mason University.

Schar School professor David K. Rehr is appointed to the board of Virginia Humanities.

A month after graduating from the Schar School, an alumna lands her “dream job,” working to engage and mobilize young voters into action.

In her 2021 PhD dissertation, Ashley Yuckenberg, a trained journalist and assistant professor of business communications at Mason, plumbs the ethical quandaries of crisis coverage—and provides a framework for guiding journalists through them.

Shawn Camp is the new coach of George Mason University’s baseball team.