April 22, 2026Saddam 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.
April 21, 2026Meet the Schar School graduate students who are stepping up as adjunct instructors, bringing fresh perspective and real-time insight to Encore Learning’s vibrant community of lifelong learners over 50. Read how they discovered teaching is an extension of learning.
April 20, 2026A 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.
April 7, 2026George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government earned strong marks in the latest U.S. News & World Report graduate rankings, with five MPA specialty areas in the top 30 nationally and all seven in the top 50. The rankings also highlight the school’s leadership in Virginia and the broader DMV region.
April 6, 2026With the launch last year of the nonprofit Rise Above & Be Relentless Foundation, graduating Master of Global Policy and Commerce’s Sumeya Gibril created the support she wishes had been there for her. The inspiration for the charity, she said, “is me.”
April 2, 2026The American Society of Public Administration has named Associate Professor Alan R. Shark’s book on AI’s use in government as the 2026 Thought Leadership Award winner. No surprise: Shark used AI to help create it.
March 25, 2026Meet Lori Wade, the 1999 ODKM graduate who is now in charge of learning and development strategy at the Central Intelligence Agency.
March 12, 2026A new minor, the only one of its kind in the Washington, D.C., region, teaches the arts of lobbying and advocacy. Read about the program and how a collaboration between a mentor and a student developed it.
March 2, 2026The 2026 Peter N. Stearns Provost Scholar-Athlete Awards have been announced. Meet the four Schar School students who are not only elite athletes but elite scholars.
February 26, 2026A new Schar School study looks at what happens to the economies of countries when they stop copying technology and create their own. See what the researchers discovered and how working on the project enriched one PhD student’s academic experience.