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Students from the Carter School participate in a virtual dialogue with college students from Kosovo, fostering international exchange on peace and conflict resolution.

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The article titled “George Mason Statue” on the Past and Present digital archive of George Mason University offers valuable background on the commissioning, construction, and unveiling of the George Mason statue, with particular emphasis on its…

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In 1989, when the idea for the George Mason statue was formally introduced by the Student Government, the initial estimated cost for the project was projected to be between $30,000 and $50,000. This estimate reflected the students' original vision…

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The Battle of Ream’s Station ended after dark on the evening of August 25th, 1864. The nearly two thousand Union prisoners captured in the battle were kept in a field near the battlefield behind Confederate lines that night. The next morning, they…

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The Confederate practice with Union prisoners was to separate the officers from the enlisted. The officers went to Libby Prison in Richmond, while the non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel initially went to Belle Isle in the James River.…

The feminist movement began to gain attention after mothers stayed home for years, solely being the caregivers. After years of woman integrating themselves into the work force and obtaining an education; GMU members came to the conclusion that child…

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The first GMU childcare facility, 'Hourly Child Care Inc' opened on Fairfax Campus on Ox RD.

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Concerns regarding licensing, sanitation and child care treatment arose causing 'Broadside' to launch a story about complaints filed. Followed up by the HCC informing the facility that they needed to obtain a license, regardless of if they believed…

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The facility finally was distrubted a license by the Department of Welfare and Institutions of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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GMU's former president, Dr. Vergil Dykstra began to have speculations about the child care facility as he believed that it was unnecessary and "inappropriate".
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