Schar School of Policy and Government

As a two-month run of Senate primaries in a dozen states gets underway, Schar School of Policy and Government professor Jennifer Victor talks about funding from outside groups. Read more in NPR Weekend Edition.

As a Schar School graduate student, you should have a solid resume that showcases your previous educational experience, professional work, and involvement. As you progress through your degree program, it is important to continue to add to your resume as you have new experiences.

Schar School of Policy and Government political science professor Toni-Michelle C. Travis is the 2018 recipient of the Jack Wood Award for Town and Gown Relations. Travis was presented with the legacy award for her longtime voluntary leadership in fostering relations with the surrounding community.

Members of the George Mason University community will get an advance look at a new documentary that examines the political and personal intrigue of the Obama administration’s last year in office when the Center for Security Policy Studies hosts a screening of HBO’s “The Final Year.” The 90-minute film, directed by Greg Barker, will screen Thursday, May 10, at Mason’s Founders Hall auditorium in Arlington at 6 p.m.

Schar School professor Michael Hayden, the former head of the CIA and NSA, talks about his new book and leading America’s intelligence communities. Read more in the New York Times Sunday Magazine.

“The last major trade war was launched by two Republican lawmakers, Smoot and Hawley, in the 1930s, spurring the Great Depression and World War II. It also ended the reign of Republican presidents with the election of President Roosevelt and his new era of reciprocal trade agreements.”

The Schar School of Policy and Government is honored to host Lazare Sebitereko Rukundwa, a Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program recipient, who will be with the School until June 8, 2018.

Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) made his debut as Distinguished Visiting Professor at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government Wednesday afternoon. McAuliffe was guest lecturer for Assistant Professor Justin Gest’s 500-level class Theory and Practice of Public Policy in a classroom on Mason’s Arlington Campus.

Virginia will contribute its share to a dedicated funding source for Metro. But two-thirds of the $154 million commitment—more than $100 million—is coming at the expense of road construction and maintenance in Northern Virginia, and that is a problem, a George Mason University professor said.

Picture this: after a hectic start, the semester is winding down, and after trudging through midterms and preparing for finals, you realize you’ve neglected that big goal you set for yourself—securing an internship.