President Gregory Washington

10/13/2026

On this episode of Access to Excellence, President Gregory Washington is joined by TreQ founder and CEO Mandy Birch and director of George Mason University's Quantum Science and Engineering Center Patrick Vora to discuss establishing the Virginia Quantum Hub at George Mason: an inclusive quantum ecosystem built by public-private partnerships anchored by the first university to own an open-architecture quantum computing system built and operated by TreQ—built for the nation, open to the world. 💚💛

Watch here ➡️: https://www.gmu.edu/news/2026-10/podcast-quantum-leap-virginia?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic_social

📷: OUB

10/12/2026

Patriots. I wish you all a relaxing and restful fall break.

📷: OUB

10/05/2026

Congratulations to our October Employee of the Month, Shane Hayes from our Information Technology Services team. You are the reason why we are great!

10/04/2026

At ARTS by George with the Jeff Goldblum. Three Mason students got to play with him, you couldn’t tell they were students!

09/23/2026

I had a wonderful time connecting with our Patriots at GameMason, our two-day gaming convention on campus. My thanks to Student Involvement, the Center of the Arts, the Computer Game Design program, and the George Mason Esports team for collaborating once again on such an engaging event.

09/23/2026

George Mason University is not waiting for the quantum future — we are building it, responsibly and accessibly, with industry and government. By anchoring the Virginia Quantum Hub here, we are turning the commonwealth’s research strength and our region’s talent into jobs, new businesses, and opportunity for real change and impact. We are building a quantum ecosystem for the nation, which is open to the world. With the catalytic help from the GO Virginia grant, this is how a public university helps an entire region lead the future.

With support from a $3.7 million GO Virginia grant, George Mason University will establish the Virginia Quantum Hub (VQH) — an inclusive quantum ecosystem, built by public–private partnerships, that generates intellectual property across research and technology, attracts capital investments, tra...

09/23/2026

George Mason University stands out nationally for innovation and cybersecurity, while expanding access to innovative academic programs and opportunities in higher education!

According to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2027, released today, George Mason ranks No. 1 in Virginia and among the nation’s top 50 universities for innovation (42nd). The university is also the No. 1 public university in Virginia for upward mobility and earned top 20 national undergraduate rankings in cybersecurity and writing in the disciplines! 💚💛

George Mason University stands out nationally for innovation and cybersecurity, while expanding access to innovative academic programs and opportunities in higher education. According to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2027 released today, George Mason ranks No. 1 in Virginia and among th...

09/23/2026

According to U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges released today, George Mason University ranks No. 1 in Virginia and among the nation’s top 50 universities for innovation. The university is also the No. 1 public university in Virginia for upward mobility and earned top 20 national undergraduate rankings in cybersecurity and writing in the disciplines! 💚💛

09/18/2026

The future of quantum takes shape in Northern Virginia.

Next week, George Mason University will launch the Virginia Quantum Hub, supported by GO Virginia, bringing together research, industry, government, and talent to build what comes next in the quantum economy.

College of Science at George Mason University Dean Cody Edwards will be at the 2026 Quantum World Congress with more details.

Abigail D. Spanberger, Commonwealth, Governor of Virginia, governor, virginia, VA

09/18/2026

What happens when a company is both a Benefit Corporation (a legal structure) and a B Corp (a certification)? Research from George Mason management professor David Lucas uses AI to explore whether this dual status strengthens a firm's commitment to social impact and profit, or risks becoming greenwashing with extra branding.
https://www.gmu.edu/news/2026-09/greenwashing-stereo-when-benefit-corporations-get-certified