Schar School of Policy and Government

When Kevin “Kip” Thomas enrolled in the PhD in Public Policy program at George Mason University’s School of Public Policy—now the Schar School of Policy and Government—he was a decorated Navy Lieutenant Commander stationed at the Pentagon and serving on the military staff of the Secretary of the Navy.

A brisk mid-spring wind greeted 40 Schar School of Policy and Government students and faculty members as they arrived at the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania.

Growing up in the Washington, D.C., area just a few years after George Mason University was founded, Sarah Maxwell knew little about what was then a small public university on the rise in Fairfax, Va.

Collecting our thoughts: What were Schar School scholars thinking in March/April? See our op-eds.

George Mason University’s Office of the Provost and the Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning presented Schar School of Policy and Government associate professor of political science Jennifer N. Victor with one of the year’s highest academic honors.

Industry leaders and members of the academic transportation planning and policy community came together at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government on April 23 for a day-long conversation about a subject no less important than the future of mobility in the 21st Century.

Are the effects of anti-vaccination attitudes perpetuated by social media platforms? Annette Prieto, a Master’s in Biodefense student at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, set out to find out.

The pressure was on as students in the Schar School of Policy and Government’s PUPB 500: Theory and Practice in Public Policy course eagerly awaited their chance to present their policy briefs to a decision-making and intelligence briefing expert, Michael Morell, on Tuesday, April 23, at George Mason University’s Arlington Campus.

The characteristics it takes to earn an PhD are the same it takes to assume a role of major responsibility in a company or organization, said John A. Zangardi.

More than 50 students, faculty members, and practitioners in the global energy, economics, and technology fields attended the Third Annual Mason Energy Symposium on Thursday, April 25, held at George Mason University’s Fairfax Campus.