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Podcast - EP19: "It's Important Who Tells the Stories"

Kristin Heydt — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:50:42 +0000

Podcast - EP19: "It's Important Who Tells the Stories" Kristin Heydt Fri, 02/19/2021 - 12:50

In this fascinating conversation, President Gregory Washington speaks with Kevin Clark, director of original animation for preschool programming at Netflix, about how technology and economics are helping fuel the rich entertainment content highlighting people of color, and how that programming can be a conduit for anti-racism efforts.

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Podcast - EP18: Creating a safer return to campus

Kristin Heydt — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 18:40:09 +0000

Podcast - EP18: Creating a safer return to campus Kristin Heydt Fri, 01/29/2021 - 13:40

On Jan. 22, Mason President Gregory Washington spoke with Mason scientists Lance Liotta and Virginia Espina, who head the university’s effort to push the boundaries of technologies that are keeping its three university campuses safe from COVID-19. That includes a rapid-result, saliva test and development of an antibody test that can track a body’s response to the virus and vaccine.

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Podcast - EP17: The climate change imperative

Kristin Heydt — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:46:05 +0000

Podcast - EP17: The climate change imperative Kristin Heydt Fri, 01/29/2021 - 12:46

In This Story

Gregory Washington

Andrew Light

Fighting climate change is a global imperative, and the consequences of inaction could be dire. But Mason's Andrew Light, who helped negotiate the Paris Agreement on climate, tells Mason President Gregory Washington that for the go-getters, opportunity awaits.

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Access to Excellence podcast

Paris Agreement on climate change

Greg Washington

Podcast - EP15: Election Projection

Kristin Heydt — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:23:01 +0000

Podcast - EP15: Election Projection Kristin Heydt Fri, 01/29/2021 - 12:23

In This Story

Gregory Washington

How did the election play into our national identity? How did Donald Trump mold the Republican Party in his image? How can we reform the Electoral College? Mason President Gregory Washington speaks with Schar School Dean Mark J. Rozell on where our politics goes from here.

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Fighting the fires of social and racial unrest

Mariam Aburdeineh — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:16:18 +0000

Fighting the fires of social and racial unrest Mariam Aburdeineh Thu, 01/21/2021 - 15:16

In This Story

Gregory Washington

To honor the memory of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and recognize those on campus who actively live out his vision, ��ӽ紫ý will host the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Evening of Reflection and awards ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 6 p.m. via Zoom.

“This year, it is particularly important to continue on with the Evening of Reflection, as we consider the state of our nation,” said Hamal Strayhorn, director of the Office of Coalition Building and Diversity Education at Mason. “Our nation has experienced the loss of 400,000 lives to COVID-19, social and economic disparity in full view, the continuation of black bodies being murdered by police without accountability and racial unrest. On Jan. 6 we all witnessed a failed insurrection in our nation’s capital, which was rooted in divisiveness and racism.”

“Our hope is that students and attendees will understand that in our nation and world there is still a lot of work to do around issues of social justice, equity and inclusion and that ‘the time is always right to do what is right,’” Strayhorn said, quoting Dr. King.

Mason President Gregory Washington will be the event’s keynote speaker and will address this year’s theme of “The Burning House,” which comes from another Dr. King quote:

“I’ve come upon something that disturbs me deeply. We have fought hard and long for integration, as I believe we should have, and I know we will win, but I have come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house…”

“How will our commitment to anti-racism work be like the ‘firefighters’ preventing the ‘house’ from burning completely down?” Strayhorn said. “[President Washington] will also look at how the work of anti-racism touches and affects our students, professional members, the local community, the commonwealth and eventually our nation.”

Following the keynote address, representatives from the student body will have the opportunity to ask questions relating to the theme, the work the university is doing around anti-racism, or how they can play a part in keeping Dr. King’s vision at the forefront of social change, Strayhorn said.

Students, faculty and staff who are doing influential work centered on Dr. King’s vision will also be honored with the Spirit of King Awards.

“The MLK Evening of Reflection shows that ��ӽ紫ý is committed to diversity, excellence, and inclusion and to addressing the hard questions of where we are as a people and nation,” Strayhorn said.

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anti-racism

Racism

systemic racism

President's Task Force on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence

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ARIE

President Washington Announces Task Force on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence

Melanie Balog — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000

President Washington Announces Task Force on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence Melanie Balog Thu, 07/23/2020 - 06:00

In This Story

Gregory Washington

Hello, Fellow Patriots. In the days that followed the murder of George Floyd, I sent you a message that promised action to address racial inequities that persist here at ��ӽ紫ý. As I enter my fourth week as president, I want to share with you the actions we will begin to take, as a community of Patriots.

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anti-racism

Office of the President

Gregory Washington

Greg Washington

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President's Task Force on Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence

Statement: Office of the President

ARIE

President Washington addresses Safe Return To Campus

Melanie Balog — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 11:15:33 +0000

President Washington addresses Safe Return To Campus Melanie Balog Thu, 07/09/2020 - 07:15

Preparation is underway for what may be the greatest campus-wide challenge the ��ӽ紫ý community has ever taken on – our safe return to campus.

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Safe Return to Campus

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Office of the President

Greg Washington

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Statement: Office of the President

July 7: Message from President Washington Supporting Our International Students

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:11:02 +0000

July 7: Message from President Washington Supporting Our International Students Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 07/07/2020 - 20:11

This week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that it would discontinue visa exceptions for international students on F-1 visas who take all of their courses for the semester online. This decision could force hundreds of thousands of international students to leave the United States and threatens to interrupt the academic work of more than 3,000 students here at ��ӽ紫ý.

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Safe Return to Campus

Office of the President

Campus News

Statement: Office of the President

Mason advances in 2020 Young University Rankings

Mariam Aburdeineh — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:05:00 +0000

Mason advances in 2020 Young University Rankings Mariam Aburdeineh Wed, 06/24/2020 - 20:05

��ӽ紫ý was named one of the top 50 young universities internationally in the recently released 2020 Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings.

Mason placed No. 39 out of 414 universities around the world that are 50 years old or younger. Mason advanced eight positions from last year and was the highest ranked university in the United States. Other U.S. universities that made the list include Rush University (No. 52), University of California, Merced (No. 65) and Florida International University (No. 99).

The London-based education data provider, THE, scored universities on 13 performance indicators, judging across core missions that include teaching (the learning environment), research (volume, income and reputation), citations (research influence), international outlook (staff, students and research) and industry income (knowledge transfer).

In addition to being one of the top 50 young universities, Mason ranked No. 44 for law programs, moving up 21 spots from last year. The university’s overall THE ranking also improved from the 301-350 group in 2019 to the 251-300 group in 2020.