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New George Mason president seeks to push university into digital frontiers

The new president of George Mason University tools around Northern Virginia in a red four-door Chevrolet Volt, introducing himself to faculty, students and staff in a school spread across three campuses in as many counties.

But Angel Cabrera’s favorite vehicle to meet what is known as the Mason Nation is Twitter. And the future he envisions for Virginia’s largest public university is built not just on bricks and mortar but also in a digital realm with seemingly limitless capacity to expand.

More by Nick Anderson for the Washington Post.