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On Thursday, October 29, Dr. İpek took 17 students from Anthropology of Refugees (ANTH 331) and Global Humanitarianisms (GLOA 615) on a field trip to the Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC), the headquarters of a national refugee resettlement agency in Arlington supporting displaced individuals and families. The four-hour visit provided students a firsthand look at the complexities of refugee resettlement and the vital role local humanitarians play in helping newly arrived refugees build lives.

Kimberly Foucke, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, discusses the fascination with bones around Halloween and how skeletons serve as storytellers.

Manski, along with George Mason visiting scholar Michael Shank, and April Doner, director of programs at the Center for Next System Studies, assess constitutional crises facing the United States.

Professor Paul S. Cha (Modern and Classical Languages, Korean Studies) will discuss his just-published book, Forging Protestant Allies: How the Cold War Recast South Korea as a Landscape of Christian Vitality. Why has South Korea long been heralded as a Christian "success story" when only about 30 percent of its population identifies as Christian? Professor Cha shows that the popularization of South Korea's image as a Protestant stronghold took shape during the Korean War.

Next System Studies is accepting Spring 2027 Next System Fellow applications. Paid fellowship for GMU students with internships and cohort courses.

Karen Rosenblum and Toni-Michelle C. Travis have published a new book, Social Problems and Ideologies: The Impact of Federalism, Capitalism, Neoliberalism, Libertarianism, and Populism on American Social Problems

Why Iran’s Lego Clips Are Anything but ‘Stupid’ Marco Rubio should not dismiss this new and highly effective form of propaganda.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Christie Nader, BA Sociology '93, with the Distinguished Alumni Award in sociology and anthropology. Nader is senior vice president and global chief information officer for Jet Aviation, leading global technology strategy, cybersecurity, and digital transformation initiatives that enable business growth and innovation.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Jae-lynn Tavarez Brown, BA Anthropology '21, MA '25, with the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award in African and African American studies.