At the beginning of the fall semester, the Office of Financial Aid informed the Center for Global Education that federal financial aid would no longer be applied to non-Mason study abroad programs. Changes to federal financial aid regulations have changed…
Conversation about last year’s gubernatorial election was partly dominated by the role of campaign finance. Both major candidates raised a large amount of money, including millions from out-of-state donors, to help fund highly partisan campaigns for governor. As a public…
In an online forum with Virginia21, a non-profit lobbying group that focuses on higher education issues, State Senator John Edwards spoke about a new tuition model that may alleviate some of the burden of college tuition. “An idea has come…
New numbers show that Mason is 564th largest endowment in the nation. Last semester we published a story that took an in-depth look at how small the university’s endowment numbers are in comparison to other universities. Using a new report…
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve heard from four finalists for Mason’s next provost who presented their visions for the future of the university. A common strand for each presentation has been a commitment to boost Mason’s research credentials…
What is tuition? Tuition is how much you pay for education at Mason. How is it charged? Tuition is charged by credit and by your status of enrollment. For example, in the 2013-2014 academic year, in-state undergraduate students had to…
With three seconds remaining in the first half of Sunday’s Atlantic 10 matchup between Mason and George Washington at the Charles E. Smith Center, head coach Paul Hewitt called a timeout to set up a possible game tying play just…
(video by Amy Rose). The women and men that can be seen on the sidelines of the basketball games dressed in head to toe peppiness leading the crowd despite the outcome of the games receive little recognition for the accomplishments…
Student Government has posted the candidates for the 2014 spring election. There are four candidates for President with four Vice President running mates. There are currently thirty five candidates running for Student Senate with thirty spaces available. Campaigning begins March…
The Mason men’s volleyball team lost to Penn State 3-1 sets (25-19, 25-22, 26-24, 26-24) Saturday night at the RAC. Mason (6-8, 2-4 EIVA) lost the first two sets but won a close third set to stay in the match….