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As �鶹��Ƶ strives to be a national leader in anti-racism and inclusive excellence, a few changes in line with that goal have been implemented for the fall semester.

Mandatory vaccinations and a return to wearing masks indoors on campus are two of the primary tools �鶹��Ƶ will use this fall to provide a safe living, learning and working environment.

�鶹��Ƶ President Gregory Washington last week outlined his goals for the coming academic year, including the establishment of the �鶹��Ƶ Virginia Promise to “be the institution for all Virginians” and implementing a five-year plan for �鶹��Ƶ to climb more than 40 spots in the U.S. News & World Report rankings.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam last month appointed a new member to the �鶹��Ƶ Board of Visitors and reappointed three others. All will serve four-year terms on the 16-member body.

�鶹��Ƶ is launching a brand awareness called “The Secret’s Out,” which aims to reintroduce �鶹��Ƶ to Northern Virginia and to remind the on-campus community, alumni and supporters how �鶹��Ƶ has emerged as an educational, cultural and economic driver over the past half-century.

�鶹��Ƶ grew its number of Pell Grant-receiving students by the fifth-largest total in the country over the past five years, the American Talent Initiative announced last week in a progress report that tracks enrollment of lower-income students at the ATI’s 130 member institutions.

The “complicated” life of George �鶹��Ƶ IV ties directly to �鶹��Ƶ’s “profound” standing today as Virginia’s largest and most diverse public university, �鶹��Ƶ President Gregory Washington said Thursday at a Town of Vienna Liberty Amendments Month event that celebrated constitutional freedoms.

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

OSCAR is marking its 10th anniversary this spring as part of its Spring Celebration of Student Scholarship, a virtual event, May 4-7.

�鶹��Ƶ's Faculty Senate on Wednesday elected Associate Professor of Communication Melissa Broeckelman-Post as chair for 2021-22. She ran unopposed.