All News

Peter Boettke publishes new book on Estonia's path to freedom Publications

Peter Boettke publishes new book on Estonia's path to freedom

The Road to Freedom: Estonia’s Rise from Soviet Vassal State to One of the Freest Nations on Earth recounts the fall of Estonian freedom when, for five decades, it was trapped in the Soviet Union. Eventually, following a mostly-peaceful revolution, Estonians regained their freedom and reformed their nation quickly to become one of the freest nations on earth.

Read More
Michael D. Marino honored with distinguished alumni award

Michael D. Marino honored with distinguished alumni award

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Michael D. Marino, BA Russian Studies '11, with the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award in Russian and Eurasian Studies. Marino is the director of class giving, Columbia College Fund, at Columbia University. He holds a BA in Russian studies from George Mason University (2011) and a MEd in college student affairs administration from the University of Georgia (2015). 

Read More
Poets from Odessa, Ukraine, come to Mason Square

Poets from Odessa, Ukraine, come to Mason Square

On November 8th, the Alan Cheuse International Writers Center will convene four poets, to read and discuss their work on the Arlington campus’s Mason Exhibitions art gallery. Edited by poets Carolyn Forché and Ilya Kaminsky, this anthology is a critical reminder of the struggles Ukrainians are facing in light of war, and serves as a beacon of hope, determination, and reckoning for Ukrainians across the globe in their continual fight for democracy.

Read More
Join Us: November 8

Join Us: November 8

"In the Hour of War," is a reading by Ilya Kaminsky, Carolyn Forché, Lyudmyla Khersonska, and Boris Kershonsky, moderated by Katherine E. Young, sponsored by the Cheuse Center's individual donors and supporters. It is part of our series of programming dedicated to Ukraine. In collaboration with Mason Exhibitions, Plamen Press, and the Lannan Center at Georgetown .

Read More