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  • Celebrating Teaching Wins: Spring 2026 Credential Earners
    Celebrating Teaching Wins: Spring 2026 Credential Earners

    This month, we’re proud to celebrate our faculty who earned credentials with the Stearns Center in Spring 2026. Their dedication to refining their craft and engaging with our programs is a testament to George Mason’s vibrant teaching community.  Below, we honor the names of faculty who completed credentials and share inspiring reflections from those who have earned two or more credentials…

  • Highlights of Faculty Engagement: Fall 2025
    Highlights of Faculty Engagement: Fall 2025

    The Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning is excited to share our Fall 2025 Faculty Participation Report with the broader George Mason University community for the first time. After completing our pilot year in 2024, we are now ready to showcase some highlights of engagement from faculty across George Mason in Stearns Center opportunities.  The Fall…

  • 24-25 Thank-a-Teacher: Recognizing Impactful Educators
    24-25 Thank-a-Teacher: Recognizing Impactful Educators

    At the Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, we are thrilled to shine a spotlight on the many dedicated George Mason University educators who received a Thank-a-Teacher note from their students this past year (the 2024-2025 Academic Year). These heartfelt messages are a testament to the transformative power of teaching and the meaningful connections built in classrooms across…

  • Spring and Summer 2026 CTL Funds Recipients
    Spring and Summer 2026 CTL Funds Recipients

    The Stearns Center is pleased to announce recipients of our Spring and Summer Curriculum and Teaching Leadership (CTL) Funds! Spring-Summer 2026 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) CTL Funds recipients: Summer 2026 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) CTL Funds recipients: Spring 2026 Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) CTL Funds recipients: Check back on our…