Three departments have added or updated their program offerings to better serve our students in the college.

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.

Language learning and bilingualism benefit people of all ages by improving academic skills, job prospects, and health.

The Department of Modern and Classical Languages and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences were proud to present the 2017 Student Awards.

Luz will help students enrolled in 300- and 400-level courses with composing and editing academic essays in Spanish while encouraging them in the writing process. Professor Lisa Rabin will be providing Luz with mentoring. Please stay tuned for more details for the fall semester!

The Arab Exchange Network at Mason brings new and experienced Arabic speakers together for conversation and learning.

The short-story "The Secret Organization" is the first work to be translated from Mahfouz's 1984 collection of the same title. Professor Greenberg, along with his co-translator Hagar Ahmed of Ain Shams University obtained permission to translate the work from the Nobel laureate's family. The story appeared in the most recent issue of Banipal: Magazine of Modern Arab Literature.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is pleased to announce the May 2017 degree celebrations will be led by two outstanding alumni: chief historian for the White House Historical Association, Edward Lengel, and Lt. Col. Suzanne Devlin, a former acting chief of police for the Fairfax County Police Department and the current supervisor of safety and security for Loudoun County Public Schools.

WITH VALÉRIE K. ORLANDO, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2017 • 3:00 - 4:15 P.M. GEORGE’S CAFÉ (3RD FLOOR JOHNSON CENTER) LIGHT REFRESHMENTS TO FOLLOW

In the fall of 2016, students of Spanish for Heritage Speakers (SPAN 315) at George Mason University worked on a cross-country project entitled “Hey! Tell me about tu gente!” with Spanish Heritage Students at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).