Schar School Featured Stories

Ten Schar School students took the Midwest Political Science Association conference by storm, presenting papers, posters, and sitting on panels. A 2023 undergrad won the 2024 best paper award. See who went and what they did.

With elections looming in Mexico and the United States, a cohort of Schar School students and professors headed to an election hot spot to learn more about it: the border wall.

An international political consultant became persona non grata in Russia after leaving the Schar School. Read why Russia kicked Jason Jay Smart out.

Tuesday’s panel discussion on dealing with dangerous changes in Latin American and the Caribbean brings four uniquely qualified experts to Mason Square. Register now.

New EduRank report on university performance in research highlights eighteen George Mason University programs as the best in Virginia, with Mason's entrepreneurship ecosystem as No.1 among all public institutions.

Members of the Schar School’s International Relations Policy Task Force embarked on an annual spring break trip to the United States-Mexico border.

A Schar School scholar argues that the terminology used to describe crimes against humanity need to change. Words matter and precision is important.

Aspiring diplomats and future Foreign Service professionals are invited to a one-on-one information session on April 15. Register before the April 5 deadline to begin your journey to represent America around the world.

Are we meta yet? A book about AI is cowritten by AI, along with Schar School associate professor Alan R. Shark, who teaches technology policy in government. AI created that intimidating cover, too.

Three former intelligence leaders focused their experience and expertise on a familiar subject in a panel discussion called “Assessing Russia.”