March 6, 2025The Schar School is singularly prepared and positioned to advance your education and career with meaningful internships at key institutions throughout the Washington, D.C., region. What do you get from an internship? Read our story.
March 5, 2025Her academic pathway began nearly 3,000 miles away from Mason Square, in Portland, Oregon, with a detour to Paris where she began her pursuit of a Master of Political Science degree. Now Manar Khalid Al Mahmood is finally coming to campus. Read about her experience at UNESCO and her ambitious goals.
March 4, 2025Professor of International Affairs Peter Mandaville has returned to the Schar School faculty after his third call-up by the federal government. See what he brings to the classroom after his recent experiences in Ukraine and USAID.
March 3, 2025Want to know how wages in the nonprofit sector compare to those in the private world? A powerful new online tool from the Schar School’s Center on Nonprofits, Philanthropy, and Social Enterprise can do just that, and more. See how the new Nonprofit Works actually works.
February 27, 2025A major conference at Mason Square addresses a timely topic—character assassination, particularly toward those in power and especially with gender biases. Jill Biden’s former spokesman, Michael LaRosa, delivers the keynote. See how to attend and who else is speaking.
February 27, 2025On Tuesday, the Schar School hosts a noon brown-bag conversation about the housing crisis between Law Professor Ilya Somin and Economics Professor Bryan Caplan. Both have written books about this important topic. See how to attend.
February 26, 2025Members of the Jurisprudence Learning Community spent two days in Richmond, where they were introduced to numerous legal careers.
February 25, 2025Schar School associate professor Alan Shark, an early adopter of responsible use of AI in the classroom, provides expertise to local government leaders.
February 25, 2025The region’s top labor economists and policy experts, along with Schar School faculty and students, spent February 14 at Mason Square exploring complexities and new developments in their field. Spending Valentine’s Day diving into data was a labor of love.
February 24, 2025In her new book, Jessica Terman, associate professor in the Master of Public Administration program at the Schar School, discusses how third parties often provide government services.
