FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 22 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:
George Mason University has earned the Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability, becoming one of the first 14 institutions to receive the new classification for integrating sustainability across the curriculum, research, operations, career preparation, and community engagement.
George Mason is the only institution in Virginia and the only public R1 university on the East Coast to earn the classification. George Mason is also one of three Carnegie Opportunity Colleges in the inaugural group of 10 public and 4 four private universities, which represent 10 states and one U.S. territory.
"This certification is an acknowledgement of George Mason's ...