Alumni News

Zachary Schrag, professor in the Department of History and Art History, has received an NEH grant for his research on the history of the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project to help understand the possibilities of the ambitious efforts to reshape daily transportation choices.

Mills Kelly, professor of history and RRCHNM senior scholar, and RRCHNM have been awarded two separate NEH awards—one in support of Worlds Turned Upside Down, a narrative documentary podcast series about the history of the American Revolution, and one in support of the digital preservation of Civil War graffiti houses.

In Yahoo! Finance, Jeffrey Lacker, Mercatus Center, says we may not see rate cuts at all this year.

Amanda Warner, doctoral student in sociology, is quoted in an article discussing how the case that ensured undocumented children’s education is at risk of being overturned.

Todd Kashdan, Department of Psychology, is quoted in a New Scientist article about how, at moderate levels, nervous feelings can make us smarter problem solvers and fuel original thinking.

WUSA9 cites the Institute for Immigration Research in an article about how the Key Bridge collapse is pushing immigrant workers to call on President Biden for further relief services and better work regulations.

In Bloomberg, Tyler Cowen, Department of Economics and Mercatus Center, writes that Canada's liberal policies may be causing tension now, but in the long run they will make it stronger.

CHSS is pleased to announce that four of its faculty members—Xiaomei Cai, Rachel Lewis, Lincoln Mullen, and Gabrielle Tayac—have been chosen to receive 2024 Presidential Awards for Faculty Excellence.

On April 16, seven CHSS faculty and staff were recognized with George Mason University Outstanding Achievement Awards, which celebrate the hard work, dedication, and achievements of Mason’s faculty and staff across several awards categories.

The CHSS Digest includes Shout-Outs to faculty and staff who have submitted their exciting news and accomplishments throughout the month. Have news to share? Send it our way so we can spread the word!