Since 1969, Schar School Public Policy Professor Emeritus David Armor has worked on more than 50 cases concerning school desegregation. In the past, he has shown that busing brings few academic advantages, and his latest work concerning the growing "controlled choice" movement has come to similar conclusions.
Public Policy PhD candidate Layla M. Hashemi has had a busy year. In addition to doing all the things she needs to do to complete her degree, Hashemi has been invited to participate in several high-profile panel discussions in her area of research: antiquities trafficking and its links to terrorism.
December 16, 2019For 21 straight nights, graduating senior Yasser Aburdene spent his evenings protesting in front of the Bolivian Embassy in Washington, D.C., fighting for democracy in the midst of a controversial election victory by Evo Morales. He had no idea his advocacy would land him in the spotlight at one of the most historic sites for human rights.
Nearly 40 Schar School of Policy and Government students with an interest in national security applied their classroom knowledge to the “real world” as they toured an aircraft carrier, a submarine, and a battleship.
More than 200 bankers, builders, and business leaders from around the Washington, D.C., region were witness on Tuesday morning to Stephen Fuller handing off to his successor the crystal ball he reportedly uses when making regional economic forecasts.
Giving isn’t what it used to be. Charitable fundraising has undergone significant changes over the past three decades.
Giving isn’t what it used to be. Charitable fundraising has undergone significant changes over the past three decades.
The Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University is building on the school's existing expertise in security studies (the Schar School is ranked No. 2 by U.S. News & World Report in this category) with a new Graduate Certificate in Strategic Trade.
I barely understood the gravity of what I was watching, but it did strike me that this battle was not taking place on some distant battlefield; it was happening in our own backyard, less than 36 miles due west of Baghdad—almost precisely the distance from Washington, DC, to Baltimore, Maryland.