FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 3 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:

At its first meeting of the new fiscal year, theGeorge Mason University Board of Visitors discussed President Gregory Washington's goals for 2026-27, elected new leadership, announced a transformative gift for the College of Public Health, and officially welcomed new provostMarion Underwood to the university.

The backdrop of the BOV meeting on July 31, and the board's annual planning conference the day prior, centered on how George Mason cannot only endure the transformation reshaping higher education in the face of fiscal, technological, political, and demographic challenges, but how the university can be a model for large public research universities in t...