Schar School of Policy and Government

For 20 years, Stefan Toepler has been a professor of nonprofit studies at the Schar School of Policy and Government. This year, he takes on an additional role, that of director of the Master’s in Public Administration program.

The El-Shazli family was packed for a move to Washington, D.C., in 1967 where Heba F. El-Shazli’s father was to be stationed as a diplomat in the Egyptian embassy.

When he is not directing the Center for Study of International Medical Policies and Practices, Schar School Distinguished Research Professor Arnauld Nicogossian stays busy in the summer in the field, doing what he enjoys most—teaching and helping.

It’s not an offer every potential professor gets, but when it came time to bring former U.S. Senator Charles S. Robb (D-Va.) onto the faculty at George Mason University in 2001 as Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy, he asked if he could do away with a syllabus.

Seong Jae Shin was a sophomore in high school when he watched first-hand the protests in Egypt that defined what came to be known as the Arab Spring in 2010. The South Korea native was living close to the eruption, in Egypt, necessitated by his father’s work.

The Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University is launching a new area of emphasis in the Master’s in Public Policy program—Economic Policy. This marks the 13th emphasis area available to public policy graduate students. The Economic Policy emphasis area will launch in the fall of 2019.

Alexis Lasselle Ross’ job with the Army doesn’t require a PhD, but she’s happy to have one. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Strategy and Acquisition Reform says she thinks about what she learned while earning her degree “all the time.”

Many of us tend to make life-changing decisions without seeking the opinion of people who have substantial experience in our field of interest.

Lisardo Bolaños left Guatemala to acquire the knowledge and skills to return to his home country as a pioneer for economic development.

The current proposal is intended to reassure businesses and moderate voters that, despite these radical actions, the president understands the importance of immigration to the country’s economy and wants to modernize how applicants are selected.