Schar School Featured Stories

When the producers of the blockbuster movie A House of Dynamite needed expert advice on how to operate the White House Situation Room during a nuclear crisis, they turned to the Schar School’s Larry Pfeiffer, former director of the fabled “SitRoom.”

Vice President Mike Pence joined the Schar School community for a discussion on why Taiwan’s security and democracy matter to the world.

Professor Emeritus David J. Armor, who served at George Mason University from 1993 to 2010, has passed away. Though retired, he remained an active presence in the Schar School community, mentoring students and advising on research projects until his final days.

Listen up! The Schar School’s new podcast series launches October 15 with two episodes. Learn how to hear them.

First-Year Democracy Lab students were invited to discuss the one and only gubernatorial debate between Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger. Read what their response was and see the replay of the discussion.

Schar School graduate student Zayd Hamid helped organize a hands-on workshop on how to craft a piece of legislation, supervised by Virginia State Senator and Schar School graduate Saddam Salim.

One of, if not the longest-serving adjunct professor reflects on his 47 years teaching government at George Mason University. Meet Administrative Law Judge William Froehlich.

The Schar School’s reputation for teaching and researching international affairs leads to a full membership in the field’s most distinguished organization, the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs.

With just weeks to go before Election Day, a new Washington Post-Schar School poll shows one of the candidates with a double-digit lead over her opponent. See who is leading by 12 percentage points.

George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government hosted a Constitution Day Forum examining executive power, democratic resilience, and the contested “unitary executive” theory. Featuring Schar School political scientist Jennifer N. Victor, historian Rosemarie Zagarri, and attorney Jonathan S. Massey, the panel addressed constitutional design, judicial oversight, inequality, and the enduring challenges of preserving checks and balances in American governance.