Schar School Featured Stories

Explore how global conflict, AI, and emerging technologies are reshaping energy policy at the free Mason Energy Forum on October 7 in Arlington.

Members of the Schar School Upper-Level Democracy Lab Learning Community visited Richmond, Virginia, for a full day of immersive, experiential learning.

Nearly 100 participants attended a daylong, student-designed workshop addressing how to reduce conflicts with AI in the workplace and enhance human leadership skills.

Just one year after graduation from the Schar School, Dylan Morse is running for the House of Representatives in his home state of Vermont.

Biodefense alumna and adjunct professor Saskia Popescu is advancing global health security through leadership, research, policy, and education.

Irma Garcia always had a goal of earning a college degree. Now, at age 72, she will graduate with a bachelor's degree in public administration degree from the Schar School.

Saddam Salim came from Bangladesh as an 8-year-old. After bouts of homelessness and reliance on public support, the 2012 and 2015 Schar School graduate is now a Virginia state senator. But his public service journey is hardly over: He is now running for Congress. Read what the keynote speaker at the Degree Celebration will tell the audience on May 16.

A mistranslation in a medical setting can be dangerous. Two Schar School scholars developed an AI-generated platform to overcome language barriers—and have already won an award for it.

The Schar School welcomed its first cohort into the newly launched National Security and Public Policy master’s program.

Gabriella Grabovska came to the United States in 2022 just after Russia invaded her homeland of Ukraine. The Kyiv native’s first visit to the United States was as a George Mason University student in the Schar School of Policy and Government. Now, four years later, she’s leaving with ambition, experience, and a clear mission.