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In one of the most electrifying upsets in March Madness history, the 11-seed George Mason Patriots stunned the top-seeded UConn Huskies, advancing to the program’s first-ever Final Four. The game was a rollercoaster of emotion, with the Patriots…

1958- Virginia Department of Highways begins selecting I-66 route along soon to be abandoned Washington and Old Dominion Railroad line. Arlington and Fairfax County Boards vote to endorse 8-lanes.
I-66 has had a challenging life, but today exist a…

Reporting on Louis Lowe’s goals to expand faculty diversity and provide suggestions to departments to increase their women and minority student engagement. Lowe describes Mason as a “predominantly white institution”.

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…

After marrying Stephen Brown, an associate dean, in 1969, her name is now Dr. Lorraine Brown. Dr. Brown would go on to be dismissed from her teaching position this year due to a nepotism rule which was being enforced by the University of Virginia.

Brown's picture in the Advocate 1968 edition.

Picture of Lorraine Brown teaching her class in 1967 which was featured in The Advocate.

Lorraine Brown posing for a photo.

A picture of Lorraine Brown from CHSS's article "University to Remember Brown" after she passed away in February 2010.