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A generous gift from the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation provides $450,000 in new scholarships for master’s students enrolled in the Schar School's security studies programs. “This fund will enhance (our) stellar reputation in attracting a strong and diverse pool of graduate student candidates who will serve as our next generation national security leaders,” said former CIA and NSA director, Professor Michael V. Hayden.
READ MORESchar School’s Terrorism Center Joins International Conservation Union to Combat Wildlife and Conservation Crimes
The Schar School’s Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) at the Schar School of George Mason University becomes a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Schar School Adds Intelligence Expert, Author, TV Commentor David Priess to Faculty
Former CIA officer and author David Priess becomes a professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government’s master’s in international security program.
Schar School Partners with UiPath for Robotic Process Automation Initiative
The Center for Business Civic Engagement (CBCE) at the Schar School of Policy and Government has announced the beginning of the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Initiative going into 2021. This initiative, partnering the Schar School and UiPath, a leading enterprise RPA software company, will allow experts to determine RPA’s impact on government...
Despite Life’s Daunting Challenges, Schar School Senior Cassidy Whitehurst Thrives at Mason
A graduating Schar School of Policy and Government senior overcomes childhood obstacles to excel in college life.
What Were We Thinking? Selected Schar School Op-Eds (December 2020)
Collecting our thoughts: What were Schar School scholars thinking in December? See our op-eds.
1932-2020: Louise White, Former Professor and Department Chair
Retired professor and former Schar School of Policy and Government department chair Louise White dies from complications from the novel coronavirus.
Survey: Do Young Americans Learn ‘Socialism,’ ‘Capitalism’ Early Enough to Understand Differences?
With political campaigns across the country accusing opponents of promoting “socialist” agendas, a professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government wanted to find out if young voters knew the features behind the term.
Haider Semaisim: Tracking Terrorists at the Schar School Is ‘Fighting Through the Keyboard’
When a friend is killed in Iraq by ISIS, a George Mason University law student began work at the Schar School. He tracks terrorists.
Getting Into Law School Starts Early. There’s a Schar School Community to Help.
Some college students can take their time declaring a major. Not future lawyers: They need to start gearing up for the LSATs as freshmen. Luckily, there’s help.
Making the most of her college career
Ever since Delaney Hertel was in the eighth grade, she knew she would attend college on the East Coast. True to her word, the California native is closing in on her final days at Mason as a government and international politics major at the Schar School of Policy and Government. She graduates in December with honors.