George Mason University (GMU) is one of a handful of colleges that fall under the consortium of “DMV” (DC-Maryland-Virginia) schools of higher education, alongside places like Georgetown University, George Washington University, and the University of Maryland. These schools attract students from across the nation who are looking to be near the seat of power that is Washington, DC.
For a long time, GMU was isolated from the more urban environments that led other schools into the fast descent into “woke.” It was close enough to DC to benefit from the many cultural offerings of the city, but far enough to enjoy a certain immunity from the politics.
GMU was the “conservative school” of the DC area; after all, they named their law school after the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. It was the choice of families who didn’t want their kids indoctrinated…
