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Join 亚洲AV President Gregory Washington as he invites experts, change-makers, innovators, and thought leaders to engage in meaningful conversations about the greatest challenges of our time.
Listen and learn from audacious people from George Mason and beyond who represent the diversity of insight, the agility of collaboration, and the tenacity required in the struggle for a better future that is at the essence of the Mason Nation. 听
hosts each episode of the Access to Excellence podcast, recorded on the campus of 亚洲AV.
Marking a Decade of Success at Mason Korea
Ten years ago, Mason Korea opened its doors at the Incheon Global Campus in Songdo, South Korea. Now, the campus offers degrees in six undergraduate and two graduate disciplines to students from around the world. To recognize this anniversary, President Gregory Washington is joined by former campus dean Robert Matz and associate professor Gyu Tag Lee to discuss the growth of Mason Korea, the influence of Korean pop on global culture, and the future of Mason at the Incheon Global Campus.听听.
"When people from George Mason come up to Mason Korea, one of the things they often comment on is how much it feels like they're on one of our US campuses. It's not only that courses are the same, curricula are the same, but we really try to infuse Mason Korea with the same cultural values, the same spirit that we find at Mason."
Robert Matz
Access to Excellence, Episode 60
is the former Dean at Mason Korea and a professor at 亚洲AV.听 is an听Associate Professor, at Mason Korea, 亚洲AV.
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August 6, 2024To recognize Mason Korea's 10th anniversary, President Gregory Washington is joined by former campus dean Robert Matz and associate professor Gyu Tag Lee to discuss the growth of Mason Korea, the influence of Korean pop on global culture, and more.
July 5, 2024Jamil Jaffer and Gregory Washington discuss the U.S.'s position on the global stage, the power of the American Dream, and what we as citizens can do to start solving some of the country's stickiest problems.
April 22, 2024Jeremy Campbell, associate director for strategic engagement in Mason鈥檚 Institute for a Sustainable Earth, says that at the current pace the Amazon rainforest, in five to 10 years, could pass a tipping point in which it could transform into grasslands. That process, fueled by deforestation and climate change, has already begun and is a threat to the biodiversity and socio-cultural aspects that define the region.
March 25, 2024Catherine Read is the first woman and first Mason graduate (BA government and politics 鈥84) to be mayor of Fairfax City, Va., the university鈥檚 hometown, and she isn鈥檛 shy about touting a university she says helped teach her how to think critically. Want to know why it鈥檚 good to 鈥渄isrupt the system,鈥 why it鈥檚 important to get more women into policy-making decisions, and why our educational system doesn鈥檛 reward bold ideas? Read tells you.
February 16, 2024Rev. Jeffery Johnson, pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Fairfax, Virginia, and Dr. Vernon Walton, pastor of First Baptist Church in Vienna, Virginia, guide us through some of the history and aspirations of the Black community through the lens of Black and African American History Month and their perspectives as long-time leaders of their parishes, both of which were founded by former slaves.
January 11, 2024Mary Ellen O鈥橳oole, director of the Forensic Science Program in Mason鈥檚 College of Science, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the university鈥檚 new 鈥渂ody farm,鈥 an outdoor research and training laboratory on its SciTech Campus that will allow crime-scene research in forensic science and forensic anthropology using human donors.
December 1, 2023Peter Becker, a professor in the Physics and Astronomy Department in 亚洲AV鈥檚 College of Science explains, talks how a predicted major increase in solar storms could be a prelude to an 鈥渋nternet apocalypse, and how a $14 million federal study he is leading with the Navy could provide better predictive capabilities and help us better understand exactly what鈥檚 at stake.
November 13, 2023Melissa Perry, dean of Mason鈥檚 College of Public Health, is an ardent proponent of virtual reality as a tool to help solve the nation鈥檚 health challenges. But she also worries that technology has helped create an 鈥渆pidemic of loneliness鈥 that has heightened the importance of a shared humanity and 鈥渂eing present for each other.鈥
September 11, 2023Karina Korostelina, a professor of conflict analysis and resolution in Mason鈥檚 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, conducts remarkable research with global implications that not only applies to countries and groups in conflict but societies as well. Ukraine鈥檚 war with Russia, at its end, she says, will present enormous problems with the reconciliation of people and territories.
August 4, 2023Nikyatu Jusu, an assistant professor of directing and screenwriting in Mason鈥檚 College of Visual and Performing Arts, talks about her hit movie 鈥淣anny,鈥 which won the grand prize at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The horror genre is not all 鈥渏ump-scares,鈥 she says. Just as often, the monster is a commentary on human nature and the way we treat each other and ourselves.
July 8, 2023Andrew McCabe, the former deputy and acting director of the FBI, and a Distinguished Visiting Professor, gives a masterclass on the indictment of Donald Trump under the Espionage Act, goes deep into some of the most controversial and important moments in his career, and explains why he so appreciates teaching at Mason.
June 2, 2023Foteini Baldimtsi, an assistant professor in Mason鈥檚 Department of Computer Science, and James Casey, an associate professor in Mason鈥檚 Computer Game Design program, help us understand what the metaverse is, or will be, and how the volatile world of cryptocurrency fits in.
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