public policy

More than 60 Master of Public Administration students attended the 28th Local Government Night to listen to county leaders—many of them graduates from the same MPA program—discuss their careers. Read what they said.

In a time when science and scientists are being diminished—if not vilified—a Schar School professor is calling for those in scientific fields to become ‘science ambassadors.’ In fact, James L. Olds wrote a book on how to do just that.

A Schar School associate professor is honored by a major policy association for his leadership in guiding the public sector’s use of technology, most notably artificial intelligence. Read about Alan R. Shark’s award and his work.

While Trump’s tariffs are issued in the name of the economy, Xi’s have an entirely different rationale: Image. See what one China observer writes about the trade war.

George Mason University continues to lead in responsible artificial intelligence, recently hiring two faculty who will work in the university’s cluster on AI, Social Justice, and Public Policy.

In a wide-ranging interview, Schar School Professor Jack Goldstone imagines some of the transformative changes that could result from current demographic shifts. He imagines how, in several decades, Africa could be the “new China,” leading the world in productivity growth, serving as the focal point of youth culture and consumption, and offering medical care and retirement communities to the aging populations of Europe and North America.

Goldstone’s research has recently been honored with the Distinguished Career in Political Sociology Award, the Ibn Khaldun Distinguished Career Award, and the Myron Weiner Award for his contributions to the field of political demography from the International Studies Association.

Meet the 2023 Schar School Outstanding Student Award winners. The future—theirs and ours—is bright.

Schar School students visited Richmond to convince the General Assembly to make changes. As it happened, it was the students who changed. Here’s the story.

Study abroad students traveled to Scotland to participate and observe the climate change conference COP26. Here’s why, and what they learned.