Minor in African and African American Studies

Mabinty Quarshie, 2013

Mabinty Quarshie earned a degree in English from George Mason University, along with two minors: Women and Gender Studies and African and African American Studies.

Mabinty is currently a digital editor at USA Today, where she works primarily on the mobile social media stream, including the organization’s presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr. Mabinty has also worked in social media for National Public Radio and the Meet the Press television news program, internship positions she held when she was earning her master’s degree in journalism from Georgetown University.

Born in Sierra Leone in West Africa, Mabinty moved to northern Virginia when she was 11 months old and has lived here ever since. She worked as a student staff member for the Women and Gender Studies program during her entire four years at Mason. As part of her work, she accomplished much, including single-handedly assembling the program’s 2500 volume library using the Library of Congress system. As a senior, she won many awards, including the Women and Gender Studies Outstanding Student Award and the Feminist Activism Award.