New From Center for Social Science Research at George Mason University

This past spring, undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology got their hands dirty with a variety of experiments in the field that tested theory discussed in the classroom.

The symposium officially launched the IIR’s new strength in arts, culture, and storytelling, which complements its longtime focus on the gathering and dissemination of quantitative data about immigrant contributions to the United States.

According to Witte and Kiss, American football is becoming an international game and an international business.

CHSS is excited to announce that Brian van de Graaff, BA Speech Communication ’97 and CHSS Distinguished Alum '24, will address graduates and their guests as the alumni speaker of the upcoming degree celebration on May 16.

The National Humanities Alliance is offering a virtual professional development course from July 27—August 6 to help higher ed-based humanities scholars and practitioners develop humanities curricula, document the impact of humanities programs, and advocate for our field. Registration open through July 24.

Do you have what you need to enroll for next semester? Timely registration is key to maintaining your progress and we are committed to helping you stay on track, moving one step closer to your George Mason degree!

Saturday, March 7th, in Washington, D.C., a group of committed thinkers, organizers, and doers gathered at the historic (and employee owned) Tabard Inn for a special night. The evening was a vibrant blend of meaningful conversation, good company, and shared purpose, made all the more memorable by the unique charm of the venue.

Next System Studies welcomes April Doner, Dr. Matt Burke, Hannah Gokaslan, and Nairuti Shastry as this year's guests for our 2026 Next System Speakers series!

Welcome to our monthly compilation of good news, gathered from the college's faculty and staff!

Next System Studies at GMU is excited to announce the latest cohort of the Next System Fellows!

For metros and buses to be a real solution for Delhi’s pollution, they need to be the backbone of urban life – not an afterthought.

On December 3, CHSS faculty and staff gathered to recognize the outstanding achievements of CHSS staff and A/P faculty at the 2025 Mary Roper and CHSS Staff and A/P Faculty Awards ceremony at the Center for the Arts.

Rashmi Sadana, professor of Anthropology, comments on car culture and urban life in an interview with Adam Tuss, NBC4 news anchor and transportation reporter.

Thanks to your generous donations, and with support from Wegmans in Fairfax, 53 bags of food and 30 bags of personal care items made their way to the Patriot Pantry!

Congrats to our numerous CHSS faculty, staff, students, and alumni who have been selected as 2025-26 George Mason University Kindness Ambassadors. Kindness Ambassadors are selected from our university community, including students, staff, faculty, and alumni, for the ways in which they embody kindness and work to share it with others.

Kim isn’t surprised by the rise in interest in Korean art, given the popularity of K-Pop Demon Hunters.

We were among 11 sites of Next System Teach-Ins that took place across the Americas. The energy, passion, and critical conversations over the past weeks have been exciting to see. We’re writing to recap the event's success and channel this momentum into our ongoing work as we look ahead to April 2027.

Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Violations: Civil Society and Transnational Activism across the World is the first collection to critically explore the role, limitations, and internal fragmentation of social activism for corporate accountability across Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. It analyses a variety of NGOs, trade unions, and grassroots movements and their transnational mo…

November 7 through November 14, GMU joins many others across the Americas for the Next System Teach-Ins.

IIR's former director, Dr. Jim Witte, was quoted in the Nautilus for illuminating how international students are being discouraged and for stating that these students will seek out academic opportunities elsewhere, if not the U.S.