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in October of 1977, after becoming its own university, George Mason University opened the first on campus housing facilities in university history. This is an image taken in 1977 on the fairfax campus that shows one of the first places students ever…

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Cover of the first issue of Outlier

The iconic statue of George Mason on George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus was moved on June 15 to its new (temporary) home on Holton Plaza and will be back on its original place on late summer 2021

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…

Dr. Lorin Thompson, Chancellor of George Mason College, meets with construction experts to start conversation about on-campus housing for students. Pictured is a memo detailing this first meeting.

The University's Board of Visitors approves the project to source financial backing for the construction of student housing at GMU. The pictured memo describes this initiative.

The first student apartments open to GMU students. Students were able to move in at the start of the semester as the first class to ever learn and live on GMU's campus.

Mrs. Lorraine Schlesinger during her first-year teaching featured in George Mason’s yearbook, The Advocate, in 1967. She began teaching at George Mason College while finishing her PhD at University of Maryland. Her portrait is presented under the…

Mr. Brown came to George Mason College as an associate dean in 1968. A year later, he would marry Lorraine Brown. In 1970, he stepped down from his role and started teaching in the English department.