BY: TIM GIBSON AND BETHANY LETIECQ On February 24, 2020, George Mason University’s Board of Visitors (BOV) announced the hiring of our new President, Dr. Gregory Washington. As Mason’s faculty advocacy organization, GMU-AAUP welcomes Dr. Washington to our community, and…
Mason community meets university’s eighth president, Gregory Washington BY LAURA SCUDDER, NEWS EDITOR After being announced as the university’s eighth president on Monday, Gregory Washington came to the Center for the Arts for a welcome event on Thursday, Feb. 27,…
Updates on the recent BOV meeting BY ALLISON SCANLAN, STAFF WRITER The Board of Visitors (BOV) met in Merten Hall to discuss relevant policy changes and updates on Thursday, Feb. 27, announcing that Mason is now required to provide undergraduate…
Washington is currently the dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California-Irvine BY HAILEY BULLIS, CO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF After a more than six-month-long search, Mason’s Board of Visitors (BOV) has selected Gregory Washington, the dean of…
Future of presidential search process is yet to be known BY LAURA SCUDDER, NEWS EDITOR Board of Visitors (BOV) Rector Tom Davis met with members of the faculty senate in a special meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The meeting, originally…
Members of the Mason community gather to comment on wishes for next president, search process BY LAURA SCUDDER, NEWS EDITOR Mason’s presidential search committee held a public meeting Friday, Feb. 7, to address comments and hold open dialogue between the…
Mason Global Center named after Angel Cabrera BY SUDIKSHA KOCHI, STAFF WRITER; LAURA SCUDDER, NEWS EDITOR The Board of Visitors voted to rename the Mason Global Center to the Angel Cabrera Global Center, in honor of the university’s former President…
Faculty Senate meeting continues talks regarding opening up presidential search BY APRIL HORENCY, STAFF WRITER The recent faculty senate meeting served as an opportunity for faculty to continue the discussion regarding Mason’s search for its next president and ultimate goal…
Students and faculty raise concerns over process of finding Mason’s next university president BY JACK HARVEY ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR; HAILEY BULLIS AND DANA NICKEL CO EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Mason’s Presidential Search Committee convened in an open forum to hear from students and…
Committee discusses their goals in a public forum BY JACK HARVEY, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR A panel with members from the Board of Visitors’ Presidential Search Committee met Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 2 p.m. to listen to students and faculty at…