Schar School of Policy and Government

Jacquelyn Ingros speaks frequently at education events around the Washington, D.C., region, explaining why pursuing a postgraduate degree can be vital to personal and career development, despite the challenges that come along with it.

The Biodefense Graduate Program in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University is proud to announce that PhD student Yong-Bee Lim has been selected for the prestigious Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Fellowship (ELBI) program within the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

Schar School of Policy and Government professor Steven Pearlstein writes that with a bit of intelligent regulation, we could have a financial system that is simpler, less risky, less expensive, and less susceptible to manipulation.

President Donald Trump desires a large-scale military parade though the streets of Washington, D.C., and top brass at the Pentagon are scrambling to come up with options as to when, where and what to include.

President Donald Trump’s characterization that those who did not stand or applaud his remarks during the State of the Union address were performing a treasonous act reminds George Mason University professor James Pfiffner of another national leader, Louis XIV of France.

Some days Jeffrey Platenberg is a hero to hundreds of thousands of children. Those are the days he makes the call to delay the start or close Fairfax County’s schools for inclement weather.

Dr. Nereyda Sevilla (’17), a biodefense PhD program graduate from the Schar School of Policy and Government, presented the results of her dissertation at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 97th Annual Meeting held January 7–11, 2018, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The information-packed program attracted more than 13,000 transportation professionals from around the world.

This year’s Mason Lobbies Day takes place Wednesday, Jan. 31, when a bus of green-and-gold clad Patriots travels from the Fairfax Campus to the Virginia State Capitol building in Richmond for a day-long visit.

President Donald Trump’s vulgar characterization of Haiti and African nations has prompted the Congressional Black Caucus to announce it plans to introduce a measure to censure him.

“In the face of decreasing federal spending and the damage inflicted by the 2013 budget sequestration, the 2030 Group of business leaders in the Washington, D.C., region called on Schar School of Policy and Government economist Stephen S. Fuller to lead a research team to study ways to spur economic growth.