First-generation students are finding personal and professional fulfillment in the humanities and social sciences.

Amy Best, faculty member and director, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, talks about the attributes of effective mentors in an Alexandria Gazette Packet article on the WISE mentoring program at Northern Virginia Community College.

Congratulations to sociology undergrad, Kayla Peterson, for being selected as a 2017 Virginia Victory Fellow. Kayla will spend her summer working for the Virginia Democrats campaign.

The mood in EagleBank Arena was lively on May 18 and 19, as the College of Humanities and Social Sciences held its degree celebration ceremonies. Congratulations again to all of our graduates! We are pleased to welcome you to an impressive community of alumni, made only stronger by the class of 2017.

Undergraduate student and communications support specialist Lizzy Portaluppi recognized for her outstanding performance to the IIR and Mason.

Her years of fieldwork in Borneo made anthropology professor Anne Schiller a natural to consult on the fictionalized account of an actual gold mining scandal on the Pacific island. Her contributions ensured the indigenous people were portrayed accurately and respectfully.