Alumni News

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.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Rashid Shabazz, BA English '98, African and African American Studies Minor, with the 2024 Distinguished Alumni award in African and African American Studies. Shabazz is a visionary philanthropic and cultural leader, communications strategist, and advocate.

Scholar, artist and photographer Deborah Willis, who earned a PhD in cultural studies at George Mason University in 2002, will have her work on display at a Mason exhibit throughout February. The showcase, called "Progeny," features the work of Willis and her son, Hank Willis Thomas.