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Inspired by her parents who immigrated from Mexico in search of a better life for their children, Ashley Alvarado-Lopez is following the path her older sister by graduating in winter 2023 with two degrees from Mason.

Lydia Sigman grabbed every Schar School opportunity to position herself for a career in government.

What’s it like delivering the daily intelligence briefing to the president of the United States each morning? Adunct and Mason alum James P. Danoy can now tell all.

The Donald G. Costello College of Business at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ is committed to the active-duty military service members and veterans who come to Mason to enhance their education. We caught up with some military veterans who recently graduated from the Mason MBA program who shared the impact the MBA program has had on their career already, and how the Mason MBA could be beneficial for others.

Paul E. Misener, a scientist, lawyer, engineer and innovator will be the featured speaker at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s 2023 Winter Commencement ceremony. The ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, in EagleBank Arena on the Fairfax Campus.

An innovative program to fund unpaid federal internships for Schar School students launches. Read more about the Federal Workforce Initiative.

¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ professor and alum Susan Howard created Go Nisha Go, an award-winning game that helps girls and young women in India navigate and negotiate life choices.

One May 24, 27 Mason EIP graduates joined the ranks of Mason alumni this year, along with 130 graduating high school seniors celebrating their EIP graduation, as part of EIP’s 32nd graduating class. More than 2,100 students have graduated from EIP since it began in 1987.

Honors College student Noel Quezada came to Mason through the Early Identification Program and credits EIP with much of his success.

Samantha Harrison, who graduated this spring with a bachelor’s degree in community health with a global health concentration, says that discovering the community health degree provided her with a comprehensive way to achieve her ambitions to bring equity to communities through well-being. 

Neuroscience major Sarah Hunter chose ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ not only because she knew it was a prestigious school, but because she felt a sense of calm when she toured the campus.

In congratulating the largest public university graduating class in state history, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Mason President Gregory Washington shared a message of renewal and growth at Mason’s Spring Commencement on Thursday, May 18.