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title: "At George Mason and U-Md., new presidents arrive amid national crises (The Washington Post)"
date: 2020-07-10T03:00:00-04:00
author: Mei Lu
canonical_url: "https://president.umd.edu/news/george-mason-and-u-md-new-presidents-arrive-amid-national-crises-washington-post"
section: News
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# At George Mason and U-Md., new presidents arrive amid national crises (The Washington Post)

*July 10, 2020* — by Mei Lu
Originally appeared in The Washington Post

President Gregory Washington (George Mason University) and President Darryll Pines (University of Maryland) discuss the convergence of a global pandemic, national protests over racial inequity and an economic crisis and the rare opportunity for them to reshape their respective campuses.

<div>[<span>Read the original article on The Washington Post</span>](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/at-george-mason-and-u-md-new-presidents-arrive-with-crises-raging-and-no-playbook/2020/07/10/061b01cc-c145-11ea-b178-bb7b05b94af1_story.html)</div>