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In the early 1970's, GMU was called out for having almost no diversity and no real affirmative action efforts. A 1971 report pointed out the problem, pushing the school to take action. Mason created the Office of Minority Recruitment and brought in…

This article provides a historical look at the first-ever GMU Men’s Basketball team, focusing on the team’s inception and the challenges they faced in their early seasons. It sheds light on the origins of the team, its impact on GMU athletics, and…

This image shows the 2005-06 GMU Men’s Basketball team, the squad that made a historic run to the NCAA Final Four. It captures the players who were instrumental in GMU's remarkable underdog journey that captivated the nation.

This flyer promotes the 1989 basketball game between George Mason and Santa Clara, which was an important contest for the GMU basketball team in the late '80s. The flyer highlights the program's continued growth and competitiveness during that…

a George Mason University yearbook from the year 1965

The Advocate Yearbook, 1968-1972, George Mason University Special Collections

A three-page memo outlining the visual room design for the demosophia project at GMU.

A photograph of the Demosophia room at GMU's Fairfax campus.

A manuscript (29-page typescript including tables and sketches) detailing Warfield's proposal for building a Demosophia room at GMU.

Attorney, civil rights activist, and historian Roger Wood Wilkins was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Earl and Helen Wilkins on March 25, 1932. His father, Earl Wilkins, was a business manager for the Kansas City Hall newspaper, and his mother was…