A last-minute decision to study in a new country may be what you need to break the day-to-day routine BY MADALYN GODFREY, COPY EDITOR When first arriving at Mason, students have a variety of goals they wish to accomplish. For…
A Semester Abroad: Oxford University BY ALEXIS MCCAFFREY, STAFF WRITER From the perfect tiny cup of espresso to endless options of cuisine and bookstores on every corner, life around Oxford University is full of surprises that capture your eyes, heart,…
How the Global Education Office is making virtual study abroad possible BY ALEXIS MCCUTCHAN STAFF WRITER With the new changes this past year has brought, Mason’s Global Education Office (GEO) has adapted and brought about a way to make the…
BY: ALEX MADAJIAN, STAFF WRITER Traveling will open your eyes to both beauty and brokenness. On one small patch of the world, there is a prime example of such a contrast that I had the opportunity to witness firsthand. I…
Faculty members and 11 students embark on a two-week trip to Eritrea BY SUDIKSHA KOCHI, STAFF WRITER Last summer, faculty from the School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution along with 11 Ph.D. undergraduate and graduate students went on a study…
Meeting with Mason Korea Coordinator, Grace Lee BY YA-EN SIE, REPORTER Grace Lee, the Mason Korea Campus Coordinator at Fairfax, takes an important role in helping students with study abroad within the Mason community. Lee works closely with University Life, especially…
Mason’s study abroad office rebrands itself for second time BY JENNIFER SHASKAN & NATALIA KOLENKO Mason’s study abroad office has rebranded itself for the second time in just over a year. Originally named the Center for Global Education, the…
This story was originally published in the August 31 issue of Fourth Estate. Tatyana White-Jenkins, Assistant Lifestyle Editor Laurel Mahoney, a junior at Mason, made her dreams a reality this summer when she bought a ticket to travel halfway across…
This story was originally published in the March 25 issue of Fourth Estate. Twenty-three Mason undergraduates are currently living and studying in Florence, Italy through the Center for Global Education’s Florence Semester. The program allows students to earn class credit…
Mason’s Center for Global Education offers a wide variety of programs that go all over the world, but in 1993 they were just a small office with only a handful of students interested in studying abroad. The Center for Global…