Schar School of Policy and Government

Women’s representation in the United States is under attack by the administration and the right-wing movement. They are prevented from joining the workforce, getting access to proper healthcare, and letting their voices be heard. David Ramadan and guest co-host Dr. Bonnie Stabile discuss the current state of the women’s movement with Katherine Spillar, Executive Editor of Ms. Magazine. Together, they emphasize the need to secure more women in decision-making positions of power to shape laws and policies centered on women's equality. Kathy also talks about her mission to put women’s stories and challenges into the spotlight, something which mainstream media greatly ignores.

This episode is about memory, politics, and who gets remembered. The Persisterhood Project is an oral history initiative launched at George Mason to collect and preserve the stories of women activists from 2016 to the present. Its premise is simple, but powerful. If women in political and grassroots movements do not tell their own story, too many of those stories will be lost.

Beginning in fall 2026, students in the International Relations Policy Task Force Learning Community will tackle four priority policy area projects for the U.S. State Department.

Irma Garcia always had a goal of earning a college degree. Now, at age 72, she will graduate with a bachelor's degree in public administration degree from the Schar School.

A roundup of recent media appearances by Schar School faculty, students, and staff for Schar School in the News: April 13th to 24th, 2026

Saddam Salim came from Bangladesh as an 8-year-old. After bouts of homelessness and reliance on public support, the 2012 and 2015 Schar School graduate is now a Virginia state senator. But his public service journey is hardly over: He is now running for Congress. Read what the keynote speaker at the Degree Celebration will tell the audience on May 16.

Meet the Schar School graduate students who are stepping up as adjunct instructors, bringing fresh perspective and real-time insight to Encore Learning’s vibrant community of lifelong learners over 50. Read how they discovered teaching is an extension of learning.

A mistranslation in a medical setting can be dangerous. Two Schar School scholars developed an AI-generated platform to overcome language barriers—and have already won an award for it.

With the launch last year of the nonprofit Rise Above & Be Relentless Foundation, graduating Master of Global Policy and Commerce’s Sumeya Gibril created the support she wishes had been there for her. The inspiration for the charity, she said, “is me.”

A roundup of recent media appearances by Schar School faculty, students, and staff for Schar School in the News: April 6th to 10th, 2026