Buzz McClain

A senator discusses midterm elections, former national security experts take on classified documents, and a top executive for a major company discusses law. Just a typical day at the Schar School.

A collaborative study on mental health and jail populations in the U.S. wins a major research award.

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) was the special guest for the Schar School of Policy and Government’s first Master’s of Public Policy Bistro event of the semester Sept. 12.

The Schar School’s Alan Abramson is the recipient of the nonprofit research field’s highest honor.

What better way for new students to bond than climbing a tower made of logs and ropes? Democracy Lab and International Relations Policy Task Force students did just that. Along with a few professors.

Schar School professor David K. Rehr is appointed to the board of Virginia Humanities.

In a post-COVID world, it’s essential someone tracks the biosafety level labs around the world. The Schar School’s Biodefense program is doing just that.

The Schar School’s Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence is working with officials in St. Louis to improve conditions at the county’s jail. The grant is $300,000.

An election year speaker series promises a lineup of high-profile Washington, D.C., insiders. Here’s the schedule.

An important new study of 3,100 counties shows the relationship between a community’s mental health services and the local jail population. It also shows how to reduce that population.