Schar School of Policy and Government

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.

With George Mason University’s ranking as one of the top research institutions in the country, earning a coveted R1 designation in the “Highest Research Activity” category by Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the Schar School is positioned to truly be a part of policy in action, working to produce research of consequence that solves key issues that impact the lives of citizens and nations.

The idea for the final program of the first year of the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy and International Security’s “Truth Tellers in the Bunker” series was to do something a little more light-hearted than the previous, very serious programs that examined the timely theme.