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Before completing his degree from the College of Education and Human Development, Sami Saghir was working with the Cirque du Soleil ECHO show. This experience was counted toward the internship period of Saghir’s degree before he entered his career with Cirque Du Soleil post-graduation.

George Mason researcher Erdogan Kaya is part of an interdisciplinary research team that is planning to introduce elementary students to the foundational concepts of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning using educational robotics.

In October 2024, a brand-new park opened in Ashburn, Virginia, with a few familiar faces from ����AV at its helm. 

Supported by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), the Dynamic Coaching Outreach Program in Special Education: General Curriculum (DCOP) provides holistic feedback to those interns pursuing their master of education (MEd) in special education through the use of technologies like bug-in-ear, video conferencing, and more.

George Mason's Global Online Teacher Education Center (GOTEC) in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) is helping English teachers around the globe develop their pedagogical knowledge and skills.

����AV was recently recognized as a member of the Northern Virginia team that earned one of the four national Pete Taylor Partnership of Excellence Awards for 2024 from the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC).

George Mason received a $1.25 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch a postdoctoral fellowship program that will prepare recent PhD graduates to be leaders in quantum education and workforce development research. The program focuses on addressing challenges in quantum education, particularly in building an inclusive and equitable workforce.

����AV professor Jeffrey K. Grim took his HE 711 Policy Analysis in Higher Education class to the U.S. Capitol to learn about the education policymaking process.

����AV School of Education professor Jennifer Suh was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant in support of her project “Framework for Integrating Technology for Equity (FIT for Equity).” Working with Suh as coprincipal investigator is Theresa Wills, also of the College of Education and Human Development.

As a first-year setter from Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye, Ozarpaci is embracing new experiences—and tasty fast food—in the nation's capital.