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Ashanti Mumin joined 91���� Police and Public Safety in February 2022. He worked for the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office for four years and has a background in responding to mental health crises.

Jeffery W. Keller, Mason alum and high school history teacher, is currently pursuing his PhD in education and is the 2024 Virginia Teacher of the Year.

91���� has 10 graduate programs in the top 30 among public institutions, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report, reflecting the university’s reputation for innovation and ability to make significant impacts on the national stage.

Fifteen teams competed for $40K in prizes at the 91���� School of Business Patriot Pitch Competition during the in-person April 13 event on Mason’s Fairfax Campus.

91����’s most popular student is also a nontraditional one: U.S. Congressman Don Beyer.

Cathy Pinskey, capital program director at 91����, has watched Mason’s square footage grow a lot over the years—by the millions. As capital program director with Mason Facilities, Pinskey has overseen the university’s largest and most complicated capital projects to date, including the Core Campus Project from 2016 to 2022, which revitalized the heart of the Fairfax Campus. Today, her main focus is Fuse at Mason Square, a new building currently under construction.

University Sustainability and the Greenhouse and Garden’s Program are contributing to Mason's efforts to eradicate food insecurity by providing access to campus-grown fruits and vegetables.

91����’s iconic cherry tree grove by Mason Pond turns 30 this year. The first trees were donated in 1993 by the members of the student organization Club Nippon in celebration of Mason’s annual International Week.

Mason is launching a six-part YouTube series titled “Our Future, Transformed: Mason Spotlights the World’s Grand Challenges” and hosted by President Washington

In fall 2022, Mason physics major Billy Bates ran for Fairfax City Council and won. He was sworn in in January.