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The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Jae-lynn Tavarez Brown, BA Anthropology '21, MA '25, with the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award in African and African American studies.

A generous gift will support Dr. Cherubin’s research and create two Philosophy graduate fellowships with tuition assistance and summer stipends.

Tuesday, October 27 at 7:00 pm in Merten 1201 This talk by Dr. David Weinfeld of Rowan University will trace the history of two figures, Jewish immigrant Horace Kallen and Black philosopher Alain Locke, whose conversations helped shape the idea of cultural pluralism—the precursor to modern multiculturalism. Drawing on their story, Dr. Weinfeld offers a new framework for imagining Black-Jewish relations, one focused on friendship rather than alliance. The lecture will be followed by a conversation between the guest lecturer and Dr. LaNitra Berger, professor at George Mason University and Board President of the Pozez JCC.

George Mason's Center for Mason Legacies hosted its fourth Black Lives Next Door symposium on February 10 with the African and African American Studies Program as a celebration of Black History Month.

English major Amaiyah-Monet Parker and Integrative Studies major Alessaundra Shallal presented posters in OSCAR's Celebration of Student Research and Impact. Shallal expressed gratitude for Manuel-Scott’s “unwavering” support over nearly two years, crediting her mentorship for enabling her to pursue her research across semesters and “maintain faith in the progression of inclusion in academia.”

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor T. Garey Davis, BIS ‘01, African and African American Studies Minor, with the 2025 Distinguished Alumni award in African and African American Studies. Davis is a champion for student mentoring and experiential learning and serves as associate director in George Mason’s Center for Leadership and Intercultural Engagement.

INTS Major, Shemika Curvey, presented her research at this event: "WHAT'S IN A NAME? BETHIA FAIRFAX AND SARAH AMBROSE: FREE WOMEN OF COLOR IN 19th CENTURY FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA." Shemika presented twice, second time with Annabelle Spender (doctoral student) and their project was called Spacializing Black Stories: Geographies of Community in Loudon County, Virginia.

Placemaking is "the endowing of meaning at a location," turning spaces into "geographies," and "geography into an heirloom," through owning land and homes and establishing businesses and social and worship communities that could be passed to future generations. 

In this episode of the podcast, Flores shared his views on the challenges of being a college president right now.