public policy

More than 60 Master of Public Administration students attended the 28th Local Government Night to listen to county leaders—many of them graduates from the same MPA program—discuss their careers. Read what they said.

In a time when science and scientists are being diminished—if not vilified—a Schar School professor is calling for those in scientific fields to become ‘science ambassadors.’ In fact, James L. Olds wrote a book on how to do just that.

Phazhon Nash, BS in Community Health ’21, says his George Mason education provided him with the skills necessary to ensure the present and future health of his community, while serving as the youngest elected member of the Roanoke City Council.

A Schar School associate professor is honored by a major policy association for his leadership in guiding the public sector’s use of technology, most notably artificial intelligence. Read about Alan R. Shark’s award and his work.

While Trump’s tariffs are issued in the name of the economy, Xi’s have an entirely different rationale: Image. See what one China observer writes about the trade war.

George Mason University continues to lead in responsible artificial intelligence, recently hiring two faculty who will work in the university’s cluster on AI, Social Justice, and Public Policy.

The U.S. process for granting asylum is complex, exhausting, and often degrading for women who are escaping untenable situations. It needs to change.

In a wide-ranging interview, Schar School Professor Jack Goldstone imagines some of the transformative changes that could result from current demographic shifts. He imagines how, in several decades, Africa could be the “new China,” leading the world in productivity growth, serving as the focal point of youth culture and consumption, and offering medical care and retirement communities to the aging populations of Europe and North America.

Goldstone’s research has recently been honored with the Distinguished Career in Political Sociology Award, the Ibn Khaldun Distinguished Career Award, and the Myron Weiner Award for his contributions to the field of political demography from the International Studies Association.

Meet the 2023 Schar School Outstanding Student Award winners. The future—theirs and ours—is bright.