Schar School of Policy and Government

Mason softball pitcher Aly Rayle is the Schar School’s first-ever NCAA Woman of the Year Award nominee.

His new study shows that terrorists possibly could bring an end to all of humanity. Just another day’s work for policy fellow Zak Kallenborn.

Katie Rose, a 2018 Mason graduate, was named Miss Virginia 2023. The Alpha Phi sister dazzled judges with ballet dancing and her strong advocacy to raise awareness of domestic violence issues.

Andrew McCabe, the former deputy and acting director of the FBI, and a Distinguished Visiting Professor, gives a masterclass on the indictment of Donald Trump under the Espionage Act, goes deep into some of the most controversial and important moments in his career, and explains why he so appreciates teaching at Mason.

Mason President Gregory Washington hosts a new YouTube series titled “Our Future, Transformed: Mason Spotlights the World’s Grand Challenges.” The series will feature faculty experts speaking about the key issues, implications, and solutions facing some of the most debated and significant topics of the day, including water policies in the West, police reform, problems at our Southern border, and getting more women into STEM fields.

In this episode of the web series Our Future, Transformed Schar School of Policy and Government’s Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera describes a Southern border about which you might not have heard — one that plays against stereotypes of drugs, violence, and undocumented immigration, and where "borderlanders" are creating their own culture.

George Mason University has 10 graduate programs in the top 30 among public institutions, according to the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report, reflecting the university’s reputation for innovation and ability to make significant impacts on the national stage.

Molly Izer’s political curiosity knows no bounds. As a second-year student in the Honors College, Izer has already explored a range of political advocacy spheres. From her high school origins in grassroots organizing in Oregon to her freshman-year congressional internships in Washington, D.C., Izer is now taking the next step with policy research at George Mason University and beyond.  

As town manager, Mason alum India Adams-Jacobs oversees the day-to-day operations of Colonial Beach, Virginia.

Louise Shelley, a University Professor and director of Mason’s Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center, explains the connections between Russia’s war in Ukraine and corruption and organized crime, and how criminals and terrorists take advantage of the globalized world in which we live.