Tag: George Mason University

George Mason University President Responds to Students Protesting Commencement Address by Gov. Glenn Youngkin

George Mason University President Gregory Washington defended the University’s decision to have Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, give the spring 2023 commencement address, saying that universities are places for healthy debate and hearing ideas one may not agree with. The President of Virginia’s “most diverse” public university called on the school community to support free speech…


George Mason University Grants Professor Exemption From COVID Vaccine Mandate After Lawsuit Filed

George Mason University has granted a medical exemption from its COVID-19 vaccination mandate to Todd Zywicki, a professor at the university’s Antonin Scalia Law School who filed a lawsuit against the mandate two weeks ago. In a news release, the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), legal counsel for Zywicki in the lawsuit, announced the update…


George Mason University Grants Professor Exemption From COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate After Lawsuit Filed

George Mason University has granted a medical exemption from its COVID-19 vaccination mandate to Todd Zywicki, a professor at the university’s Antonin Scalia Law School who filed a lawsuit against the mandate two weeks ago. In a statement, the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), serving as legal counsel for Zywicki in the lawsuit, announced the…


Civil Rights Group Challenges ‘Flawed’ Vaccine Mandate at George Mason University

A civil rights group is calling on George Mason University (GMU) executives to reconsider their vaccination requirement for staff and students in the fall semester, claiming it is a scientifically “irrational” policy that violates constitutional rights and medical ethics. The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), which describes itself as a nonpartisan, nonprofit civil rights group that…