February 13, 2023The intelligence experts at the Schar Schools Michael V. Hayden Center took the stage and then took questions in an ask me anything forum.
November 8, 2022Seven-term U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly visited the Schar Schools Democracy Lab. Heres what the students learned.
October 18, 2022After a perilous journey through war-torn Ukraine, a freshman Schar School student looks forward to a new life. But shes concerned for her parents who remained behind.
September 12, 2022What better way for new students to bond than climbing a tower made of logs and ropes? Democracy Lab and International Relations Policy Task Force students did just that. Along with a few professors.
July 7, 2022The first Democracy Lab living-learning community is in the books. Heres what happened.
April 12, 2022The Schar Schools new learning community attracts students who are serious about saving democracy. Shreyas Adicherla came from Arkansas to do just that.
March 9, 2022A first-ever multi-campus teach-in took a look at the Ukraine crisis from the viewpoints of several Schar School expertsand two of the wars victims.
October 6, 2021With thousands of people and countless opportunities, theres a lot to take in at Virginias largest public research university. To help 91做厙 students find community and boost their on-campus experience, Housing and Residence Life created Learning Communities (LC), where students with common interests live and learn together during the academic year.
Democracy Lab is one of the newest LCs. More than 60 freshmen from the Schar School of Policy and Government are enrolled for its inaugural year.
September 21, 2021The program directors behind the Schar Schools new learning communities came up with a clever way to teach new students living on campus where everything is. Plus, Mason president Gregory Washington delivered an inaugural address.
