Anna Stolley Persky

The Atlantic 10 Conference announced in June that 332 of George Mason University’s student-athletes earned the Commissioner’s Honor Roll distinction for the 2020-21 academic year. Mason recorded the second highest number of honorees behind University of Massachusetts, which had one additional student honored.

Of the 108 Northern Virginia graduating seniors who participated in the university's Early Identification Program, 48 have chosen to attend Mason. Twenty-eight of those students have been awarded partial or full scholarships.

INTO Mason offers both undergraduate and graduate pathway programs for international students who want to study at Mason. A partnership between Mason and INTO University Partnerships, INTO Mason supports a diverse group of students, according to its website, “from application to graduation.”

As companies throughout the country transition from remote work back to the office, employers can help their employees through the process by giving them a voice and options, said George Mason University School of Business professor Victoria Grady.

As Mason faculty members reflect on their experiences teaching during a global pandemic, they say they’ve learned some lessons they’ll bring into the return to a more traditional academic year.

Students pursuing an MS in management through Mason’s School of Business usually spend four months getting work experience through internships at local companies. This year, however, due to the coronavirus pandemic, administrators had to think creatively. So instead, they asked local businesses what they thought of hiring students to do remote “researchships.”

Zach Fowler and five other students persevered through the pandemic to finish their postsecondary education at the four-year Mason Learning into Future Environments (LIFE) Program.

Accounting major Isabella Bah began her Mason journey as a student in the Early Identification Program.

Aysha Puhl, associate director for George Mason University’s residential student education and engagement, can’t wait to have more students back on campus.