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Join us March 25–26 for the Sociology Program’s 3rd Annual Emerging Scholars Symposium!

By combining qualitative methods with creative narrative forms, Stories of Leaving and Belonging advances IIR’s commitment to research, public scholarship, and inclusive engagement rooted in lived experience.

IIR Director, Dr. Lisa Gilman, on Research, Leadership, and Building an Immigration Hub at IIR

Mariamme Latif Estafan, an Undergraduate Research Assistant at the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) at George Mason University, was interviewed by IIR Assistant Director, Dr. Marissa Kiss in December 2025 about her journey coming to Mason, finding her passion, and working at the IIR.

MEDIA ITE recently highlighted a fact sheet from the Institute for Immigration Research on foreign-born players in the National Hockey League (NHL).

SIS Associate Professor, Sophia Balakian's book "Unsettled Families: Refugees, Humanitarianism, and the Politics of Kinship" was named one of Choice's 2025 Outstanding Academic Title.

Fall for the Book is excited to announce spring programming for 2026, including new podcasts and the lineup for the Mini Fest on February 19 in Fenwick Library.