Spencer Crew, a Robinson Professor of History at George Mason University, was a guest curator at the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opened on Sept. 24.

Michelle Obama came to George Mason University's Fairfax Campus to campaign for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. She also encouraged those in attendance to register to vote.

Schools are nominated for recognition in U.S. News and World Report's rankings for making the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology, or facilities.

A group of Mason anthropology students spent six weeks this past summer on the Peruvian desert coast studying the skeletal remains of about 300 people. Photo by Haagen Klaus.

Abigail Solis, a senior athletic training major, works with members of the Washington Redskins’ team as an intern trainer during home games. Redskins photo by Garrett Campbell.

Film and Video Studies major Jason Gilligan wrote a pilot, Through the Trees Eyes, for his Web Series class that was produced as a short film. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter recognized it with an Emmy.

Civil engineering major Whitney Woodcock was among a group of Mason Engineers for International Development who traveled to Nicaragua to install a reliable water storage and distribution system for an orphanage and school.