Graduate Admissions Recruitment & Events
VIRTUAL EVENTS FOR PROSPECTIVE PHD, MASTER'S, AND CERTIFICATE STUDENTS
We invite you to join us for a virtual event to learn more about the Schar School of Policy and Government and our academic programs:
VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSES
Master’s and Certificate Virtual Open House
Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. EST
JOB TALKS
Job Talk: Careers in Policy and Security
Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. EDT
VIRTUAL SAMPLE CLASSES
Sample Class: Energy and Climate Change - The National Security Odd-Couple
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. EST
Sample Class: P12 Education - Poverty and Other Contemporary Challenges
Monday, November 16, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. EST
Sample Class: Examining the Middle East & North Africa - The Good, Bad, & Ugly
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. EST
Sample Class: U.S. Democracy Health Check – 2020 Elections, Voting, and Beyond
Video On-Demand (no registration required)
Sample Class: Staying Alive in the Climate Crisis – Climate Politics and Policy
Video On-Demand (no registration required)
Sample Lecture: Will COVID-19 Inspire Greater Interest in Bioweapons?
Video On-Demand (no registration required)
Sample Lecture: Social Construction - What Are the Benefits and Burdens?
Video On-Demand (no registration required)
Sample Lecture: Emergency Management Amid a Pandemic and Other Disasters
Video On-Demand (no registration required)
ADMISSIONS DROP-IN SESSIONS
Admissions Master's Programs Drop-In Hour
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. EST
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. EST
Admissions PhD Programs Drop-In Hour
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. EST
SCHAR SCHOOL EVENTS
Trust on Trial: How Communicators Succeed in a World No Longer Trusted
Thursday, October 29. 2020 at 7:00 p.m. EDT
Power Lunch Series - Election Roundtable
Friday, October 30, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. EST
CSPS Distinguished Lecture with Ambassador David Scheffer
Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. EST
Hayden Center Event - The Spy Masters
Thursday. November 5, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. EST
Post-Election Analysis Panel Discussion
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. EST
The Resurgent Chemical Weapons Threat: Current Challenges to the Chemical Weapon Convention
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. EST
View the full calendar of upcoming events.
CONNECT WITH AN AMBASSADOR
Gain an inside look at life as a Schar School student by connecting with one of our volunteer graduate student ambassadors.
SCHEDULE AN INFORMATIONAL APPOINTMENT WITH GRADUATE ADMISSIONS STAFF
The Schar School's graduate admissions team is available for individual telephone and virtual appointments most weekdays at 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Please schedule ahead of time by requesting an appointment via email at schar@gmu.edu. We look forward to connecting with you!
LIBRARY OF OPEN HOUSE RECORDINGS
Browse our library of video presentations from Schar School Dean Mark J. Rozell, program directors, and faculty, providing overviews of our top-ranked master's and graduate certificate programs.