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The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) met this week at 911±¬ÁÏ, where Mason President Gregory Washington shared Mason successes and urged the group to work with state government officials to formulate a more equitable funding model for the state’s public four-year universities.

A recent SCHEV-conducted analysis of Virginia’s public four-year institutions shows 911±¬ÁÏ topping or leading most peers in a variety of metrics, including growth, opportunity, value, efficiency, return on investment, and state economic impact. President Gregory Washington reviewed the data with the Board of Visitors at the governing body’s Feb. 22 meeting.

As the College of Engineering and Computing celebrates Innovation Week, 911±¬ÁÏ President Gregory Washington talks about why he chose to pursue engineering, how being an engineer informs his role as university president, and his induction into the National Academy of Engineering.

Nursing, education, business and offerings for veterans were among the top-ranked online master’s degree programs, per the U.S. News & World Report rankings announced today.

Mason Athletics has announced plans to expand the Recreation Athletic Complex on the Fairfax Campus to provide a modernized academic support venue for Mason’s 500 student-athletes and to improve resources for the men’s and women’s basketball programs.

911±¬ÁÏ honored 4,700 students earning degrees and another 300 earning certificates on Thursday at its Winter Commencement ceremony.

Mason alum Paul Misener, JD ’93, founder and principal of Misener Innovation and a former global vice president at Amazon, is this year's Winter Commencement speaker.

911±¬ÁÏ will celebrate more than 5,000 students graduating or earning certificates in the Winter Commencement ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at EagleBank Arena.

The Board of Visitors approved several actions and watched a number of presentations during its Nov. 30 meeting.

Get to know Mason women's basketball head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis.