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Sociology MA students are making an impact

Sociology MA students are making an impact

Sociology MA students, Alexia Ferguson and Jill Howard, are putting their High Impact Grants to good use this semester by developing community support toolkits as their Capstone Projects.

NSS at Fuse

NSS at Fuse

“The collection of Next System programs and curriculum present a novel and forward-thinking opportunity to bring social sciences together with digital technology to advance quality of life in our region and beyond."

In The Hill,  James Witte writes op-ed, "Why bootleggers and Baptists are resisting change on the southern border"

In The Hill, James Witte writes op-ed, "Why bootleggers and Baptists are resisting change on the southern border"

Forty years ago, economist Bruce Yandle — who is affiliated with George Mason University’s Mercatus Center— used regulatory economics and U.S. alcohol regulation to illustrate why seemingly polar opposites join forces and benefit from the status quo, only in very different ways. This provides a framework for understanding why Washington fails to get anything done to understand the situation on the southern border and immigration policy more broadly.

NSF rankings show Mason ahead of research funding goals

NSF rankings show Mason ahead of research funding goals

George Mason University’s $230 million in research funding in fiscal year 2022 was a 7% increase from 2021, putting the university three years ahead of its goal of $225 million by 2025. Mason's research funding in the social sciences was 10th among all universities and seventh among public universities.

Join the IIR Team as a 2024-2025 GRA!

Join the IIR Team as a 2024-2025 GRA!

The Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) is accepting applications for a 2024-2025 Graduate Research Assistant position. Current George Mason graduate students can apply on Handshake for Job #8602728 by 2/19/24.

IIR Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Justin Lowry

IIR Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Justin Lowry

Dr. Justin P. Lowry is Associate Professor of Archaeology at SUNY Plattsburgh. After completing his PhD in Anthropology from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany in 2013 and before starting a tenure-track position at SUNY Plattsburgh in 2017, Dr. Lowry spent time at George Mason University teaching in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and working as a Research Fellow and later as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR).