George Mason University News

We're going far afield this week, beginning in Fairfax, where a large snapping turtle joined thousands of graduates and family members on a sidewalk heading to a ceremony at George Mason University on Thursday.

As an Army veteran and former member of the Central Intelligence Agency, Mayo Stuntz had traveled the world - he spent three years across the Pacific Southwest, and later, served tours in Japan and Nicaragua.

A university study into the incubation behavior of modern birds is shedding new light on the type of parental care carried out by their long extinct ancestors.

Every parent with a college-age child worries about the spiraling cost of education.

Todd Kashdan believes it's misguided to search for the elusive state of happiness.

A 19-year-old George Mason University student was arrested for allegedly recording a woman while she was taking a shower at a freshman dorm.

Born in Philadelphia in 1936, Walter E. Williams holds a bachelor's degree in economics from California State University and a Master's degree and doctorate in economics from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Soon-to-graduate English major Paul Laudiero, 22, a George Mason University student, gained a book deal through his popular Tumblr blog.

Research into the incubation behaviour of birds suggests the type of parental care carried out by their long extinct ancestors.

Adelphi, MD May 14, 2013 Scientel's GENSONIX NoSQL DBMS, Large Data Warehouse Appliance, and BI/Data Analytics technology for Big Data is now recognized at University/Academic levels.

UConn President Susan Herbst ranks No. 13 in the country for salaries of state university presidents.

Amid soaring tuition costs and high youth unemployment, total compensation for the nation's top college presidents increased again last year as yet another education executive crossed the line into millionaire territory, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education's annual salary report.

Virginia's Universities are reporting modest increases in tuition next year after nearly a decade of double-digit hikes.

The Eastern Wrestling League announced today that George Mason University and Rider University will Join the league beginning in 2013-14 season.

But in the world of fiction, several authors have released books in the past year depicting the Lone Star State as a breakaway republic rebelling against shenanigans in Washington.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe said Thursday he would push to reform the state's Standards of Learning , or SOL, tests if he is elected in November.

Despite state funding cuts and slashed campus budgets, pay for leaders of public colleges continued to climb nationwide last year as some presidential salaries topped $1 million, according to a new study.

Penn State's Board of Trustees terminated Mr. Spanier "without cause" for his handling of child-sex-abuse allegations involving a former assistant football coach.

Whether they call it global warming, climate change or even global cooling, more and more Americans are taking a stand on one side or the other of this hotly debated issue.

More than 2,640 MTSU students joined their family, friends, professors and other supporters in Murphy Center today to celebrate one of their greatest and most challenging accomplishments: earning a university degree.