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VCU’s School of Business is reviewing its courses and proposing ways to integrate AI into them, says Paul Brooks, chair of the school’s information systems department. Photo by Matthew R.O. Brown
Dec 31, 2025

Virginia business schools ramp up AI education

Virginia business schools are expanding AI programs, blending data science and business education to prepare students for data-driven careers and ethical AI use.

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Dec 9, 2025

University board fight ends; Spanberger to fill 22 seats

The legal battle between Gov. Glenn Youngkin and state Senate Democrats over university boards of visitors ended quietly Monday, as both sides acknowledged the matter would be made moot by the upcoming Virginia General Assembly session.

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Dec 5, 2025

GMU law school dean leaving at end of academic year

After making accusations against George Mason University's president in congressional testimony in August, the dean of Mason's Scalia Law School is leaving at the end of the academic year.

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Nov 17, 2025

Virginia Supreme Court won’t intervene in Youngkin-Senate university boards dispute

The Supreme Court of Virginia will not review a lower court's ruling that blocked three Virginia universities from seating rejected board appointees. 

Pictured in 2021, George Mason University President Gregory Washington. Photo courtesy George Mason University
Nov 6, 2025

GOP House Judiciary report accuses GMU president of lying to Congress

A staff report produced by Republican U.S. House of Representatives members on the Judiciary Committee accuses George Mason University President Gregory Washington of lying to Congress in his testimony about alleged racial discrimination in the university's hiring practices.

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Oct 30, 2025

Youngkin-Senate university dispute heard by Virginia Supreme Court

The ongoing battle between the governor and Virginia Senate Democrats over university board control continued Thursday in the confines of the Supreme Court of Virginia.

Pictured in 2021, George Mason University President Gregory Washington. Photo courtesy George Mason University
Sep 29, 2025

George Mason president resists federal pressure

George Mason University President Gregory Washington faces federal probes over hiring, DEI policies and antisemitism, but is fighting to stay.

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Sep 9, 2025

Youngkin, Senate Dems continue fight over university boards

Virginia State Senate Democratic leaders are calling for George Mason University's rector to recuse himself or resign.

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Sep 2, 2025

GMU board says it wants to negotiate with DOE

George Mason University wishes to negotiate with the U.S. Department of Education over its finding that GMU violated civil rights law.

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Aug 28, 2025

Virginia’s universities at risk if checks and balances fail

The Virginia Supreme Court will soon decide a case that goes to the heart of how we govern our public universities.

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Aug 28, 2025

Virginia Democrats reject more Youngkin university board appointees

Three high-ranking Senate Democrats have sent a letter to the governor asking him to suspend future board appointments until he discusses them with Senate leadership.

George Mason President Gregory Washington. Photo courtesy George Mason University
Aug 25, 2025

GMU president’s lawyer calls DOE findings ‘legal fiction’

George Mason University President Gregory Washington's attorney advised that Washington should not apologize.

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