- March 29, 2019“Spring Break in Mexico” conjures images of sun-drenched beaches and bustling nightlife, but for a cadre of Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University graduate and undergraduate students, their week-long adventure in and around Mexico City had a decidedly different purpose—one with lasting results.
- March 27, 2019Rondene Grinam’s list of undergraduate degrees is impressive: A major in communication with a concentration in public relations, and minors in global affairs and journalism.
- March 20, 2019Guatemala's ongoing political crisis is having a devastating impact on its people, fueling unrest in the streets and increasingly driving asylum-seekers to migrate to the U.S.-Mexico border.
- March 19, 2019The Green New Deal, immigration, the arrival of Amazon to Virginia, and who might make the best candidates for president were some of the hot-button topics discussed Monday night at George Mason University’s Founders Hall auditorium in Arlington, Va., during the Schar School of Policy and Government’s Haynes Lecture Series. The guest of honor...
- March 13, 2019The partisan divide in Congress, intelligence oversight, and foreign meddling through social media were some of the critical topics discussed Monday night at an event hosted by the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security and the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University.
- March 12, 2019The Association of Public Policy PhD Students [APPS] hosted an informal afternoon conversation on volatile U.S.-Mexico relations and border security on March 7 with one of the foremost experts on the topic, Schar School associate professor Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera.
- March 7, 2019The Schar School of Policy and Government released a report on March 6 that examines the significance of a “cultural turn” in international development that began in the 1980s.
- March 1, 2019What happens when you put 11 legal, communications, and media experts in one auditorium? Everyone—live and online—is treated to three compelling panels on public affairs in the digital age, the intersection of law and public relations, and the relationship between media representatives and corporate communicators.
February 28, 2019An audience of more than 120 students, faculty and staff members, and others interested in the topic of “Can Women Save Democracy?: Women Political Leaders in the Time of Trump and #MeToo” attended the inaugural Pennino Panel on Gender and Policy at George Mason University’s Founders Hall auditorium in Arlington Wednesday night.-
February 26, 2019For 32 years the Almanac of Virginia Politics, a comprehensive compendium of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s legislative actions, has been available in print only.
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February 15, 2019Nearly 70 students visited 19 would-be employers on Wednesday during the Graduate Career and Internship Fair at the Arlington Campus.
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February 13, 2019While other students spent the middle of January combating the worst of winter weather and dealing with post-holiday blahs, a cadre of 12 Schar School students basked in the dry sunshine of Vietnam for eight days and learned about the country’s fate in a rapidly changing Southeast Asia.
