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The Schar School’s Public Administration program is No. 22 in the world, No. 11 in the U.S., and No. 1 in the Washington, D.C., region according to ShanghaiRanking. The rankings are based on the quality, strength, and real-world impact of research. The new standing accompanies the Schar School’s security studies program, recently named No. 2 in the country by U.S. News & World Report, as highly ranked, nationally recognized programs.
READ MOREAnd How Did You Spend Your Summer Vacation?
For many, summer is a season of temporarily disconnecting from the normal routine in order to recharge and refresh for the challenges that loom ahead.
Driving the U.S.-Mexico Border: The End
“Our finish line was the Playas de Tijuana where the border wall extends into the Pacific Ocean,” Sergio Chapa said. “The contrast was stark. On the American side, they’ve added razor wire and a second fence to discourage illegal immigration.
Part 3, Driving the U.S.-Mexico Border: Meeting Rev. Robin Hoover
Schar School of Policy and Government Associate Professor Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera is undertaking a remarkable journey this month: She, along with journalist Sergio Chapa of the Houston Chronicle, is driving the entire length of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Summer Semester at the Schar School: Young Women’s Leadership Program Takes the Capitol
If you are going to tour the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., you may as well have a tour guide who used to work there.
Collecting Our Thoughts: Selected Insights from Recent Schar School Op-Eds (July 2019)
Either way, the debates are the first real step in narrowing the field. Gaffes may occur. Memes may be born. Each candidate will try to steal the spotlight with a joke or heartfelt anecdote — anything to signal to voters that they’re “relatable.”
New Institute Takes on a Major Global Problem: Illicit Trade
Transnational criminal organizations, corrupt regimes, terrorist groups, and other “threat networks” support a yearly multi-trillion-dollar industry in illicit trade around the world.
United Way of the National Capital Area Convenes Regional Partnership Conference at the Schar School
About 175 leaders from nonprofit organizations, businesses, and government agencies attended the Annual Community Meeting and United Way National Capital Area Partner Summit, held July 24 at Van Metre Hall on George Mason University’s Arlington Campus.
George Mason University’s Terrorism, Transnational Crime, and Corruption Center (TraCCC) Announces New Anti-Illicit Trade Institute
The Institute Aims to Become a Global Hub for Research and Training to Fight Multi-Trillion Dollar Illegal Economy
Global Study: Policy Students See Promise—and Harsh Reality—in Haiti
“Haiti is sick.” The mayor of Ile a Vache— an island off Haiti’s southern coast—broke into English from his Haitian Creole and delivered this blunt truth to the 17 graduate students from George Mason University and Georgetown University.
Summer Semester at the Schar School: The Hat Appears in Bavaria!
Visiting Research Scholar Marcus Mueller models the Schar School hat at the Alpine lake of Königssee, near the Bavarian town of Berchtesgaden in southeast Germany, not far from the Austrian border.
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