Awards

The National Capital Area Political Science Association (NCAPSA) presented Associate Professor Jennifer N. Victor with their Pi Sigma Alpha Award for mentoring undergraduates. See what it means to her.

Schar School adjunct professor and former longtime Dutch diplomat Gerrit van der Wees receives one of Taiwan’s top civilian honors: the Order of the Brillian Star with Grand Cordon.

The famed Wilson Center makes Schar School nonproliferation expert first-ever Sherwin Fellow. The fellowship honors the coauthor of American Prometheus, the biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. 

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.

George Mason University President Gregory Washington presented 12 of the university’s faculty members with Awards for Faculty Excellence. The Schar School’s Justin Gest was one of them, recognizing his groundbreaking research in immigration.

Biodefense graduate Janet Marroquin Pineda wins a significant award for answering “the most challenging U.S. security and science policy questions with objective analysis.”

Her pioneering work examining the professional experiences of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women in the U.S. lands an Organization Development and Knowledge Management master’s student an award from the university’s president’s office.

Two Schar School scholar-athletes were recognized for their academic achievements by the provosts.

The Regional Elected Leaders Initiative presented its annual awards to four local officials during a ceremonial dinner at the Schar School. Here’s who they are.