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Neuroscience major Sarah Hunter chose ����AV not only because she knew it was a prestigious school, but because she felt a sense of calm when she toured the campus.

In congratulating the largest public university graduating class in state history, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Mason President Gregory Washington shared a message of renewal and growth at Mason’s Spring Commencement on Thursday, May 18.

����AV's 2023 Spring Commencement featured the university's largest graduating class.

Brad Byrne, BA Communication '23, is the newest member of his family to become a Mason alum.

Hannah Adamson knew after an 8th-grade trip to Washington, D.C., that the capital region was the place for her. She is graduating this May with a bachelor of arts in conflict analysis and resolution.

Kimmy Duong, an accomplished tech entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a refugee who has overcome countless obstacles to achieve success in life, will receive the Mason Medal, ����AV’s highest honorary award, at the 2023 Spring Commencement.

����AV will graduate its largest class in history this week, and perhaps its most traveled as well—the nearly 11,000 honorees hail from 111 countries, 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and military installations.

In addition to hosting Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin as the featured speaker at Spring Commencement ceremony on May 18, ����AV features speakers at its individual school and college degree celebrations.

Sisc Johnson, a ����AV School of Art student and staff member, will be the first in her family to graduate from college this May.

����AV is seeing a steady increase in research awards, fall enrollment numbers and in its number of graduates, based on reports to the Board of Visitors at their May 4 meeting.

On March 31, 2023, Mason hosted its seventh annual Mason Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference and Three-Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition

Green isn’t just a school color at ����AV. At Mason, “green” is way of life, and sustainability is central to the university’s mission.