Schar School of Policy and Government

NOT going with the flow: A new book by Schar School scholars collects public policy essays examining the Flint, Michigan, water crisis.

Orlando native Natalie Nehme uses what she learned in her government and international politics degree daily as a Washington, D.C., advocate.

An Air Force veteran applies his expertise in a PhD dissertation that could have international impact.

The Schar School’s Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) at the Schar School of George Mason University becomes a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Mike Henry, former campaign manager to Tim Kaine, Mark Warner, and others visits Professor Steven Pearlstein’s second First Tuesday event of the semester.

In 1975, New York City nearly defaulted on billions of dollars of debt. Not a great moment in the city’s history, but it did help School of Public Policy Professor John Petersen win a National Science Foundation grant. Petersen, who had worked in the municipal bond industry, was representing the state and local bond issuers and proposed establishing guidelines for the content of disclosure statements. When asked by NSF about the need for the research, he mailed the grant committee a front-page article from the New York Times on the City’s pending insolvency. He got the grant.

Saskia Popescu has been a go-to consultant for hospitals and the World Health Organization, helping to control infections and prepare for new outbreaks.

Former CIA officer and author David Priess becomes a professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government’s master’s in international security program.

The Schar School of Policy and Government partners with software firm UiPath to bring robotic efficiency to governments.