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The Schar School moves up from No. 3 to No. 2 in the latest national rankings, propelled by the increasing strength of three dynamic programs tackling the critical issues that make up the security studies category: The master’s degree program in International Security, emergency management trainings, and the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security.
READ MOREGovernment and International Politics Major Tim O’Shea Wins Civic Award
Schar School of Policy and Government graduating Government and International Politics major Tim O’Shea spent his time at George Mason University helping his peers become more engaged citizens in their community and state.
Early Schar School Professor, Budget Policy Authority Alice Rivlin Dies at 88
Alice Rivlin, a leading government economist and the first woman to serve as the nation’s budget director, a cabinet-level position, died of cancer May 14 at her home in Washington, D.C. She was 88.
George Tenet Talks
Only at Mason: Former CIA director George Tenet (1997-2004) made a rare public appearance earlier this month when he took the stage at George Mason University’s Founders Hall in Arlington for an off-the-record, 90-minute conversation with Mike Morell.
Behind the Music: Student Recording of The Schar School Processional March Debuts
The soaring brass music that accompanies the faculty procession during the 2019 Schar School of Policy and Government’s Degree Celebration at EagleBank Arena sounds like a classic, grand ceremonial instrumental.
Washington Post/Schar School Poll: Metro Gaining Confidence Among Current Riders
A new Washington Post and Schar School of Policy and Government poll shows the reputation of Washington, D.C.’s mass transit system is improving.
Kevin ‘Kip’ Thomas: Public Policy PhD Program ‘Made Me a Scientist’
When Kevin “Kip” Thomas enrolled in the PhD in Public Policy program at George Mason University’s School of Public Policy—now the Schar School of Policy and Government—he was a decorated Navy Lieutenant Commander stationed at the Pentagon and serving on the military staff of the Secretary of the Navy.
National Security Lessons Learned from the Battle of Gettysburg
A brisk mid-spring wind greeted 40 Schar School of Policy and Government students and faculty members as they arrived at the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania.
Assistant Provost Sarah Maxwell: Notable Professors Drew Her to Public Policy PhD Program
Growing up in the Washington, D.C., area just a few years after George Mason University was founded, Sarah Maxwell knew little about what was then a small public university on the rise in Fairfax, Va.
Collecting Our Thoughts: Selected Insights from Recent Schar School Op-Eds, March/April 2019
From The Conversation: Putin’s Plagiarism, Fake Ukrainian Degrees and Other Tales of World Leaders Accused of Academic Fraud But academic fraud is nothing new—and it wasn’t invented in the United States. In certain countries, my research on academic corruption attests, some public officials have built their entire political careers on the false ...
Mason Recognizes Schar School’s Jennifer Victor with Teaching Award
George Mason University’s Office of the Provost and the Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning presented Schar School of Policy and Government associate professor of political science Jennifer N. Victor with one of the year’s highest academic honors.
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