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Access to Excellence Podcast

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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.

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Marking a Decade of Success at Mason Korea

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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

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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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