Schar School of Policy and Government

The Schar School’s Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence becomes part of a national network of like-minded university centers.

Collecting our thoughts: What were Schar School scholars thinking in February? See our op-eds.

The new U.S. News & World report rankings show the Schar School’s graduate programs continue to climb.

A new $400,000 grant will enable Schar School and CINA experts to combat illicit trade that disguises itself as cybercurrency transactions.

More than 400 students representing120 universities from across 30 countries competed to control a simulated pandemic. Three students from the Schar School advanced to the final round.

A panel of law enforcement experts will examine the rise of domestic terrorism Thursday, March 25.

It wasn’t too long ago that Howard Stone was learning about the world and making foreign friends on the international-themed fifth floor of the Commonwealth residence hall on the Fairfax Campus of George Mason University. Now Stone is in Japan, learning the language and developing connections in the Japanese government that he will continue to foster when he returns to his job at the Justice Department next year.

Brian Mazanec’s résumé reads like something out of a Tom Clancy or Ian Fleming thriller. He is an Assistant Director for the Defense Capabilities and Management team at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) where he leads a portfolio of small teams that review various issues, largely at the request of Congress.

“Mason has provided me the depth and breadth of knowledge that I needed to converse with senior policymakers, technologists, and scientists."

Professors hope that their students will use the concepts taught in class to contribute to ongoing conversations about the most pressing issues of our time. Dr. Jennifer Sklarew had this opportunity to help one of her students.