April 1, 2026General David W. Allvin, the 23rd Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, will be the featured speaker at George Mason University’s Spring Commencement ceremony on May 14 at EagleBank Arena.
March 27, 2026Life is filled with unexpected twists and turns. In the case of George Mason University lacrosse twins Kaitlyn and Regan Bestick, that road has split and come back together several times. Now, as they compete in their final season together and prepare to separate again, they reflect on their time in the Mason Nation.
March 27, 2026Rayan Rahman, BS Management ’17, has achieved an impressive amount in a short period of time. Now a senior recruiter at Amazon, he has founded two companies—Changing Bangladesh Foundation and Airposted—the latter of which he sold during the COVID pandemic when it had reached a gross merchandise value of approximately one million dollars.
March 23, 2026Near the Italian town of Bormio, visitors can ride a mountain cable car to take in a breathtaking panorama from a café perched near the peak. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) Special Agent Mohamed Hassan, BA Religious Studies ’20, who was a field liaison officer during the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Games, recounts taking a break from supporting Team USA to sip a cappuccino alongside Olympians: “Everyone was really interested in what everyone's there to do…. Everyone's motivating one another.”
March 23, 2026Heather Apostol shares how her College of Public Health training and Filipino heritage drive her commitment to creating housing stability and community-based social work programs.
March 20, 2026Cheryl Hairston, BS Athletic Training ’15, and Jaylen Simmons, BS Kinesiology ’21, MS Athletic Training ’23, now serve George Mason student-athletes as athletic trainers. Their journeys into the profession began with personal curiosity, mentorship, and formative experiences that ultimately shaped their careers.
March 19, 2026When Ali Reza Manouchehri, BA Philosophy ’99, arrived at George Mason University as an undergraduate, he couldn’t know that he would start what would become one of the region’s most dynamic technology companies in his residence hall room.
March 18, 2026Eighty-one energetic Patriots traveled to Richmond on March 5 for Mason Lobbies, where George Mason University President Gregory Washington joined House Majority Leader Charniele Herring, BA Economics ’93, and Senator Saddam Salim, BS Public Administration ’12, MPA ’15, in welcoming students to the General Assembly for a whirlwind day of advocacy.
March 12, 2026Gabrielle Tayac, an associate professor in the Department of History and Art History in the College of Humanities of Social Sciences, has received a grant from NPS to lead Phase Two of Tribal Nations and the Revolutionary War, a community-driven research project that will examine the Revolutionary War and its aftermath from the perspectives of tribal nations.
March 12, 2026Using biosensors and surveys, CEHD and CVPA worked together to find the cause behind increasing injuries in dancers.
March 6, 2026Drenkard is a nationally recognized leader who brings deep expertise in academic nursing, clinical practice, health care innovation, and strategic program development.
March 3, 2026The Patriot Performance Lab keeps George Mason athletes in top form through evidence-based practices, science, and a strong partnership between Athletics and CEHD.
