Schar School of Policy and Government

Bria Reel has a strong desire to improve U.S.-Middle Eastern relations, and she is fluent in English, Spanish, and Arabic.

Ann Mei Chang spent 20 years in Silicon Valley, working for the likes of Google, Apple, Intuit, and other innovative and entrepreneurial disrupters.

Several times a year, five undergraduate students are selected by the Schar School of Policy and Government’s Undergraduate Student Services Office to have lunch with the dean of the school, Mark J. Rozell.

As a public administration major, former senator for the George Mason University Student Government, Mathnasium instructor, and former intern at Senator Tim Kaine’s office, Joseph Fernando has been keeping busy.

“Spring Break in Mexico” conjures images of sun-drenched beaches and bustling nightlife, but for a cadre of Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University graduate and undergraduate students, their week-long adventure in and around Mexico City had a decidedly different purpose—one with lasting results.

Rondene Grinam’s list of undergraduate degrees is impressive: A major in communication with a concentration in public relations, and minors in global affairs and journalism.

“The idea of North America might be over,” said Tony Payan. “I want to believe it’s not.”

The Presidential Management Fellows program is a highly competitive program that began in 1977 as a way for the federal government to train new leaders. It awards fellows with paid positions with benefits in the federal agency of their choice.

George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government has received a $1.1 million gift from the Charles Koch Foundation to pursue research on immigration, population change and labor markets.

Guatemala's ongoing political crisis is having a devastating impact on its people, fueling unrest in the streets and increasingly driving asylum-seekers to migrate to the U.S.-Mexico border.