July 23, 2026One year after becoming the United Nations Academic Impact SDG 16 Hub Chair, George Mason University’s Carter School reflects on how universities can move beyond research to help advance peace, justice, and strong institutions through global partnerships, policy engagement, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The article highlights SDG 16 as a foundation for sustainable development and outlines the Carter School’s vision for connecting scholars, students, policymakers, and practitioners to address complex global challenges before 2030.
February 16, 2026Marisa Parikh is an extraordinary, driven George Mason student. She earned her associate’s degree while still in High School. Now, she is a second-year Honors College student studying Public Administration at The Schar School of Government and Policy with a minor in Conflict Resolution and Analysis at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. She is also the President of “Be the Change,” a student-led organization dedicated to driving positive change at Mason through the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals.
July 25, 2025Alpaslan Özerdem, dean of George Mason University’s Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, recently participated in discussions at the 2025 Global Higher Education Symposium, held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on July 18.
January 23, 202523 January 2025 – The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University was appointed as the new United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Hub Chair for SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions by the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) initiative.
November 13, 2024Stigmatized attitudes toward mental health have contributed to decades of harmful policies. Evelyn Tomaszewski, assistant professor in the Department of Social Work, advocates for a human rights-based approach to address outdated and harmful policy practices.
April 16, 2024Y. Alicia Hong, professor in the Department of Health Administration and Policy, is leading an interdisciplinary team to establish community-academic-government partnerships with the goal of ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all.
October 6, 2022Since 2019, George Mason University’s Business for a Better World Center (B4BW) has led the university’s contribution to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) North America chapter.
January 21, 2022Kat Grimsley was one of six main researchers and co-authors for the 188-page United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) #Housing2030 Report, a joint initiative of UNECE, UN Habitat and Housing Europe that compiles and analyses examples of successful affordable housing initiatives from Europe and elsewhere.