Schar School BS in Public Administration

The Schar School’s Democracy Lab Learning Community provides a solid foundation for freshmen pursuing a career in politics.

Schar School senior public administration major and master’s degree candidate Zayd Hamid has taken advantage of the Schar School’s location and curriculum to pursue a career in higher education.

Meet the Schar School public administration major who is helping Mason’s LGBTQ+ community thrive. But first, William Barker was a beneficiary of the program they help lead.

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

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.

Who needs a master’s degree? Andrew Strasberg is going from graduating senior straight to Ph.D. student. Learn about his journey and the professors helping him make it happen.

Two Schar School learning communities visited two seats of the federal government at the same time on the same day. Here’s where they went and what they did.

This public administration student listened to his heart—and a mentor—and changed the direction of his life. He’s now in law school in Iowa.

Undergraduate researcher Andrew Strasberg wanted to know what creates an ultra-fanatical sports fan. With the help of Schar School faculty, he presented his findings to a national political science conference.

This year’s Schar School of Policy and Government’s Godbold Award winner for public administration, Hunter Young, enjoyed a range of academic and practical activities that prepared him for his post-graduation career.