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The reason of George Mason Statue being inside the George Mason university shows the history behind the George Mason himself and the connection between his history related to the University that we visit and study in nowadays.

To achieve Lee’s intent of diverting the attention of the Union command from his movement of a Corps to attack Hancock’s Second Corps near Ream’s Station, Lee ordered General George Pickett, of Gettysburg charge fame, to attack the Union line at dawn…

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…

Inter-office memorandum from Director of Facilities Planning, James H. Clark, to Henry P. Adams, Business Manager of George Mason College regarding the setup and location of the mobile home used to house the Hourly Child Care Center. Attached graphic…

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.…

GMU officially becomes an independent institution. This allows the University to reconsider the proposition of building on-campus student housing.

An oral history conducted with Dr. David Powers Corwin on the topics of LGBTQ+ history and Women and Gender Studies at Mason.

Edgar Shannon was President at the time of Lorraine's dispute with UVA and GMC regarding the nepotism policy. It was stated in the policy that only he had the power to waive the policy.

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…