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Fall for the Book shattered attendance records at their recent virtual event with New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah. More than 5,000 people from around the globe tuned in live and on-demand to watch the hour-long event.

�鶹��Ƶ on Friday afternoon honored its largest and most diverse graduating class in history with its 54th Spring Commencement.

Thank you, President Washington, for the invitation to speak today and for the honorary degree. This school is special to me for several reasons—many of my own students at NOVA transfer here.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it so most museums are closed, but students and researchers at �鶹��Ƶ’s John Mitchell, Jr. Program (JMJP) are working hard to create a digital one that sheds light on civil rights pioneers with largely untold stories. Thanks to an $8,000 grant from Virginia Humanities, the team is building a digital exhibit on the life of anti-lynching advocate John Mitchell, Jr., and his colleagues Frederick Douglass and Ida B. Wells. The grant is part of $181,500 in funding awarded to 25 nonprofits.

Faculty, family and friends remember the dynamic life of a pioneering scientist, explorer, educator and race car driver

Approximately 120 �鶹��Ƶ Music students recorded a digital concert to celebrate unity and resilience in the face of division and uncertainty. The concert, “A Song of Freedom,” presented by �鶹��Ƶ’s Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music, showcases works by Black composers as well as selections inspired by the African-American experience.

During the month of April, the students in �鶹��Ƶ’s Sustainability in Action course (EVPP 480) were incredibly busy making a difference on and off campus.

�鶹��Ƶ looks forward to celebrating our graduates the week of May 10-15. Many exciting events are taking place during the week, including the virtual 54th Spring Commencement ceremony livestreaming on GMU-TV at 2 p.m.

Fairfax, VA – �鶹��Ƶ’s Board of Visitors approved a $1.249 billion budget Thursday, May 6 that will keep undergraduate tuition flat, increase student aid by at least 10 percent, and make targeted investments in student services and staff and faculty support.

�鶹��Ƶ’s Ed Maibach is the most influential scientist working on climate change among America’s public universities

The east side of Wilkins Plaza is scheduled to open to pedestrian traffic on Monday, May 3, for the first time in a year.