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Seeking a more fulfilling career, Xhulia Rapo left the corporate world to earn her master’s degree in public policy.

Are the midterm elections the most consequential of our time? Maybe, maybe not. Jennifer Victor, associate professor of political science in Mason’s Schar School of Policy and Government and Mason president Gregory Washington wrestle with that, and you might be surprised at the answer. Want more surprises? Then hear why high voter turnout could be a double-edged sword for our democracy.

Larry Pfeiffer, director of Mason’s Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security explains Vladimir Putin’s real agenda in Ukraine and why China is taking notes. He also asks Americans to guard against autocracy at home because, as he said, it doesn’t take much for a country's values to be subverted and freedoms suppressed.

Government and International Politics majors Sasha Silva and Sally Kishi won ‘Most Interesting Presentation’ for their research on the rise of populism in the 2017 Chilean general election.

Through problem-based learning opportunities and innovative lesson planning, Justin Gest is teaching his students to be open minded and independent thinkers. Mason just gave him an award for it.

Two studies by James Olds and Nadine Kabbani shows prior exposure to nicotine creates vulnerability in the cardiopulmonary system and the brain. The world has been warned.

Four Schar School Master’s in International Commerce and Policy graduates win awards from global trade compliance training firm, Content Enablers.

Schar School professor Jack Goldstone becomes the third George Mason University professor and the second from the Schar School to become a Carnegie Fellow.