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The Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning at the University of Texas has published a Spanish curriculum developed by a team of Spanish profs in GMU and Eastern Mennonite University. Lisa Rabin and Colleen Sweet from MCL are main authors of the publication and the project was funded by a 4-VA grant.

Well-being is more than just a concept – it’s a way of living. At Mason, we aim to thrive together. A vital part of that is inspiring each other. Have you screwed up? We all do sometimes. Tell us your rebound resilience story. Do you enjoy a certain well-being practice? Let us know.

At its degree celebrations, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences sends off its doctors, masters, and bachelors with an enthusiastic salute.

Professor Nathaniel Greenberg (Arabic)'s article "The Aesthetics and Counter-Aesthetics of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria" was selected as 10 top articles published in 10 years by the Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication (MJCC)

Professor Christy L Pichichero's book "The Military Enlightenment: War and Culture in the French Empire from Louis XIV to Napoleon" has been nominated for the Kenshur Prize for best book in eighteenth-century studies.

Able to shape-shift and ride the clouds, wielding a magic cudgel and playing tricks, Sun Wukong (aka Monkey or the Monkey King) first attained superstar status as the protagonist of the sixteenth-century novel Journey to the West (Xiyou ji) and lives on in literature and popular culture internationally.

The Military Enlightenment brings to light a radically new narrative both on the Enlightenment and the French armed forces from Louis XIV to Napoleon. Christy Pichichero makes a striking discovery:

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences has announced fourteen student winners of the 2018-19 Dean’s Challenge Awards.

Aprender a aprender en la era digital provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art account that empowers readers to leverage learning technologies to promote second language learner autonomy. Written entirely in Spanish, the book covers a breadth of innovative topics in the teaching of Spanish via and with technology, such as emerging pedagogies, autonomous and participatory learning, learner agency and identity, teacher development, and post-communicative curriculum design.