Schar School News May 2023

Meet the 2023 Schar School Outstanding Student Award winners. The future—theirs and ours—is bright.

Collecting our thoughts: What were Schar School scholars thinking in May? Clearly, we had a lot on our minds.

Congratulations to Schar School master’s student Aly Rayle, who helped the Patriots’ softball team win its first-ever A-10 title. The pitcher threw four complete games, two of them shutouts. Now it’s on to Duke for the next round.

Women and nonbinary PhD students often are at a loss during the final stages of their degree program. Mentoring can be vital, and is available, said the Schar School’s Catherine Maclean.

From attending school board meetings in Fairfax to working on Capitol Hill, this graduating student is applying his degree to a new position in Tulsa.

International track champ and Schar School master’s student Grace Furlong helps Mason’s track and field women take the A-10 conference championship.

Schar School students discover what happens inside the Council on Foreign Relations during a learning communities visit. (Good news: There are jobs and internships.)

Academics, industry professionals, and local leaders gathered at a conference to develop effective pathways for collaboration on energy and climate action for local communities. Here’s what they said.

The lesson for this government and international politics student politician? Every vote counts. She won student body vice president by three!