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The university saw continued growth under the strategic plan. In 2016, Mason hit a record-high in enrollment, with over 35,000 students. It also increased full-time faculty hiring and investments in new programs, showing the plan was making progress.

By 2019, Mason conducted a review of the Vision plan’s progress. The university had become Virginia’s largest public research university, expanded its research funding, increased student diversity, and strengthened community partnerships. The…

This is when we start to see more women in leadership positions at the early GMU

Back page text reads, "Pray for Obscene Mail" not associated to any of the articles in the student newspaper. A sign of pent up newspaper editors or reference to something else?

This item contains screenshots from George Mason's University yearbook, published in 2004 titled, "GM View". These screenshots showcase colorful, engaging graphic design in the form of digital collages, compiling a variety of different topics…

Actor standing on stage with arms raised. This photograph is crucial for my research as it helps me practice inputting items into Omeka for my History 390 class. Documenting this image accurately within the George Mason University archives allows for…

A quick look at one of the classrooms located in what is known as the Katherine C. Johnson Hall but was once the old School Of Science Building

A page from George Mason's yearbook, The Advocate, published in 1971 which displays among others, a photo of a couple in what appears to be blackface. The item well illustrates, the scope of socially acceptable behavior within George Mason, which…

Scene with the main character and tiger puppets from a ""Little Black Sambo"" marionette production in New Jersey.

The image is an excerpt from the Harpers weekly in 1886. The image displays the key places in and around Mount Vernon such as Fort Washington, the Estate, the main hallway, the landing, and the tomb. It also showcases the distant view of D.C. and…