US EditionGeorge Mason U. President Gets Raise From the Board as the University Is Investigated by Trump Administration
VIRGINIA, AUG 1 – Despite four federal investigations into diversity policies and protests, President Gregory Washington received a 1.5% salary increase, raising his pay to $823,452, the board announced.
- On Friday, George Mason University's Board of Visitors kept President Gregory Washington in his role and approved a 1.5% pay raise, raising his salary to over $823,000.
- The rally, dubbed a 'Day of Action,' unfolded amid four federal investigations into GMU’s DEI policies, protesters said.
- Highlighting GMU’s growth, Washington touted a $572 million capital campaign and his arrival in 2020 amid racial tensions after George Floyd’s murder.
- The Board of Visitors passed a resolution to end race-conscious hiring, scholarships, and other DEI initiatives, adopting a federal order compliance policy on Friday.
- In three weeks, GMU will welcome its incoming class of 2025 amid plans for capital projects, partnerships, and AI integration.
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breezejmu.orgDespite federal investigations, GMU president will remain in role, receive pay boost
Gregory Washington, president of George Mason, speaks with a guest at the Aug. 1, 2025 Board of Visitors meeting. (Nathaniel Cline/Virginia Mercury)After Democratic state lawmakers and advocates said they feared Gregory Washington’s job as president of George Mason University was in jeopardy as the school faces multiple federal investigations, the governing board on Friday unanimously approved a state-appropriated 1.5% salary increase for him, s…
GMU President Keeps Job Amid Tensions
Faculty members feared George Mason’s board would fire its president Friday in the face of ongoing federal investigations they deem politically motivated. The board gave him a raise instead. Embattled George Mason University president Gregory Washington remains on the job despite concerns that GMU’s Board of Visitors would fire him amid multiple federal investigations into alleged racial discrimination, antisemitism and other matters, which he h…
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