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“Mohammed is one of those rare students whose drive and dogged passion for creating films by any means necessary eclipses most,” said filmmaker Nikyatu Jusu, an assistant professor in the Film and Video Studies Program.

For part of her capstone project, Jada made a short documentary about William ("Salty Bill") Salter, three-time Grammy winner, composer, musician, and writer of the song, "Just the Two of Us." Now preparing to make that short film into a feature, Jada posted a Tik Tok video with her grandfather. Within hours, the video went viral.

The Cheuse Center and the Middle East Institute's Arts and Culture Center are pleased to mark the 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring with a series of monthly talks with leading writers from the region. Ten Years After the Arab Spring, which launches this December, will feature the voices of award-winning writers from Arab Spring countries reflecting on the past ten years through the lens of their writings and personal experiences.

Wwith the nation’s current reckoning with racism, McGinnis stresses the National Museum of African American History and Culture's importance even in the middle of a pandemic. “The museum has always been looked at as a leader in how we can talk about race and social justice,” says Carla Thomas McGinnis.

Gregg Wilhelm shares his family's story from the front lines of Baltimore’s pandemic healthcare response as his wife, Marik Moen, PhD ’18, MPH, RN, became the director of nursing at the Lord Baltimore Hotel Triage Respite and Isolation Center.

See student films and presentations from FAVS 255 (Video Production for Film), FAVS 300 (Global Horror), FAVS 365 (Documentary), FAVS 375 (Fiction Directing), FAVS 399 (Afrofuturism), FAVS 399 (Music Video), FAVS 497 (Staged Readings), and FAVS 498 (Pitches). Films available to watch from Dec 3-10.

Student teams in Mason’s PR and Social Media course focused on social media as a tool to help each other and fellow students navigate the challenges of COVID-19.

Mason President Gregory Washington hosted a Freedom and Learning Forum on November 16, dedicated to understanding anti-racism, diversity, and inclusion. The panel, moderated by CHSS dean Ardis, included CHSS faculty member Wendi Manuel-Scott.