Democracy Lab Learning Community

Now in its third year, student voting research project aims to promote greater voter turnout among young people.

Members of the Schar School’s Democracy Lab learning community visited the best-known, best-fortified private residence in the world: the White House.

Members of the Schar School’s International Relations Policy Task Force embarked on an annual spring break trip to the United States-Mexico border.

A newfound passion convinced Ruthu Josyula to pursue a government and international politics major at the Schar School.

A new project, led by Schar School associate professor Jennifer Victor, aims to increase voter awareness and turnout at Mason.

Location? Check. Access? Double check. When the White House wanted to invite students to help welcome Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese to Washington for a state visit, they reached out to George Mason University. Schar School of Policy and Government undergraduates were only too happy to answer the call.

Schar School students discover what happens inside the Council on Foreign Relations during a learning communities visit. (Good news: There are jobs and internships.)

Two Schar School learning communities visited two seats of the federal government at the same time on the same day. Here’s where they went and what they did.

The intelligence experts at the Schar School’s Michael V. Hayden Center took the stage and then took questions in an “ask me anything” forum.

Seven-term U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly visited the Schar School’s Democracy Lab. Here’s what the students learned.