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As the Schar School’s ODKM heads toward its third decade, here’s a rundown on how it got there and what’s the future holds for this distinctive master’s program.

When Student Body President Maria Alejandra Romero Cuesta and Vice President Colin McAulay were looking at universities, ����AV’s proximity to Washington, D.C., and Schar School of Policy and Government’s strong reputation made it a top choice for them both.

A $16.5 million grant for the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN), led by Faye S. Taxman, will enable the research network to expand its focus.

New faculty member Thema Monroe-White joins the Schar School and the College of Engineering and Computing.

Dana Staley found herself deep in her Master of Public Administration program with a newborn, a fulltime job, and eventually, a pandemic crisis. See how she managed to succeed through it all.

A $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study policy and scientific challenges in making bus fleets less dependent on fossil fuel will bring together experts from a variety of disciplines and three major universities. See what they hope to accomplish, and why.

Schar School adjunct professor Lee Roberts is recognized as a Teacher of Distinction by ����AV. See why, as a U.S. Army strategic intelligence officer, it’s important to him to teach international security.

Ian Candy is coming to George Mason from South Dakota to study government, neuroscience, and will compete in forensics. See how he hopes to combine it all in an effort to make the world a better place.

As the saying goes “Once a Patriot, Always a Patriot,” and ����AV is proud to have a large group of Patriots serving the Commonwealth of Virginia in the General Assembly.

When the war with Russia disrupted Tetiana Khutor’s work in Ukraine, she found a temporary home at the Schar School. The “scholar in exile” hopes to develop relationships in Washington that will help rebuild her homeland.