Fourth Estate Executive Editor Frank Muraca

Three new members appointed to Mason Board of Visitors

On July 12, Governor Bob McDonnell announced three new appointments and one reappointment to George Mason University's Board of Visitors.

Kelly McNamara Corley, Tom Davis, and Anne C. Gruner will join the 16-member board. John M. Jacquemin has been reappointed. 

Mason's Board of Visitors is the governing body of the unversity. All members are appointed by the governor and serve four-year terms.

Virginia gubernatorial candidates discuss higher ed issues with students

This year’s gubernatorial candidates took the opportunity to speak with student leaders from across Virginia about higher education issues.

On July 11, candidates spoke with a handful of students in a Google Hangout hosted by Virginia21, a non-profit lobbying group that focuses on higher education issues. The organization’s mission statement is “to educate the leaders of tomorrow by showing them how to make a difference today.”

Editor's Blog

Hello readers! My name is Frank Muraca, Fourth Estate's executive editor and a junior majoring in economics. This blog will be used for small news stories, Mason history and other interesting things around the university. I hope you'll find the posts useful and engaging.

Students protest upcoming renovations to Ike’s

As the university prepares to renovate Ike’s, the late-night diner located in Presidents’ Park, some students are not so eager to see the changes.

Early in the 2013 spring semester, rising sophomores Jared Donohue and Rich Dillon worked together to rally support against the renovations under the campaign “Save Ike’s.”

Mason pushing for exemption from health care coverage mandate

George Mason University officials are pushing for exemption from a new federal law requiring health insurance coverage for part-time workers.