The Mason Spirit
George Mason University
Where Innovation Is Tradition
A Magazine for the George Mason University Community
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With a Little Help From Our Friends
The generosity of donors doesn’t just impact Mason—it changes lives. Four students and alumni share their stories about how your dollars have made a difference.
Guiding Principals
What makes the public schools in Northern Virginia some of the best in the country? The reasons are many, but leadership might be the most significant—and Mason alumni are making an impact in school systems all over the region.
25 Ways Mason Is Military Friendly
For almost a decade, George Mason University has been ranked as one of the most military-friendly universities in the country. Join the Mason Spirit in counting all the ways Mason is working to recognize you or your family member’s service.
What’s Up, Docs?
Doctoral students are a vital part of a large research university. In this feature we look at several researchers who have made Mason their educational end zone.
Ancient Text Yields New Understanding
A Mason religious studies professor is leading a team of scholars who are translating a rare 16th-century Maya text.
There Is No One Right Way to Treat a Patient—There Are 7 Billion
Personalized. Precision. Predictive. One size doesn’t fit all, especially when it comes to health care.
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Mason Spirit is published three times a year by the Office of Advancement and Alumni Relations in conjunction with the Office of Communications and Marketing.
From the Issue
Family Comes First for CEO
More from Profiles
Brian Kearney, BA Integrated Studies ’02, started with his family’s business when he was in the third grade. He’s since become COO and has since given back to his other family: George Mason University.
Growing Up Mason
More from News
English major Meghan Levinson “graduated” from Mason’s Child Development Center when she was five. She is now part of Mason’s Honors College and fondly remembers her days at the center.
Creative Differences
More from Research
When most people think of how the great ideas of our time came about, they envision a single ‘eureka!’ moment when the idea arrives, fully formed, to only a special few. Mason management professor Matthew Cronin’s new book argues otherwise.