Schar School of Policy and Government

This Army major wanted to combine his military service with the hard science of biodefense. Read how Major Geoffrey Mattoon found his way to the Schar School’s one-of-a-kind graduate program—in the shadow of the Pentagon.

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.

The Schar School’s Sonia Ben Ouagrham-Gormley was invited to speak at the conference commemorating 50 years of the Biological Weapons Convention. The treaty, the professor says, is not perfect. See what she says that could make the world safer.

A roundup of recent media appearances by Schar School faculty, students, and staff for April 14 to 18, 2025.

The Schar School’s seventh annual Energy Forum brings experts from around the region to discuss the impacts and the future of data centers, energy, climate, and artificial intelligence.

A roundup of recent media appearances by Schar School faculty, students, and staff for March 31 to April 4, 2025.

A roundup of recent media appearances by Schar School faculty, students, and staff for March 24 to 28, 2025.

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.

George Mason University’s Schar School climbs to its highest-ever U.S. News & World Report ranking, earning top marks in Homeland Security and Nonprofit Management. The school’s rise highlights its leadership programs, hands-on research centers, and faculty expertise in emergency management, international security, and public service education. Read more.

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.