Schar School Student Spotlight

Schar School graduating senior Christine Peretik found an internship that combines all of her majors and minors. See how her position at the Fairfax Circuit Court Historic Records Center inspired her college career.

A spring break study-abroad adventure to Costa Rica brought transnational crime into sharp focus. See what the students encountered as they studied international security issues in an exotic locale.

Over spring break, members of the International Relations Policy Task Force visited the U.S.-Mexico border for a firsthand look at immigration issues.

Members of the Schar School’s International Relations Task Force learning community embarked on their annual spring break trip to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Georges Saade, a Schar School sophomore and member of the International Relations Policy Task Force, says he was forever changed by his spring break trip to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Master of Political Science student Anthony Brooks reflects on his Marine Corps career and what public service means to him. Read his essay in this edition of Schar School Voices.

In February, George Mason University students attended the first Undergraduate Research Showcase held by the Network for Undergraduate Research in Virginia (NURVa) in Richmond. The event was an opportunity for students to present their research as well as share their work with state legislators.

The federal government isn’t the only employer in town. Government students and those looking for positions in public service and public policy would do well to look at state and local agencies. First of a series.

Schar School senior and peer academic advisor Nico Vacca has made the most of his George Mason career. See what he’s done, where he’s been, and where he might be going.

George Mason alum Michelle Lammers is one of Colorado’s “50 Top Women to Watch.” See how her master’s degree and a study-abroad program to Oxford contributed to her career—and her life.