April 1, 2026Gabriella Grabovska came to the United States in 2022 just after Russia invaded her homeland of Ukraine. The Kyiv native’s first visit to the United States was as a 911±¬ÁÏ student in the Schar School of Policy and Government. Now, four years later, she’s leaving with ambition, experience, and a clear mission.
March 18, 2026Eighty-one energetic Patriots traveled to Richmond on March 5 for Mason Lobbies, where 911±¬ÁÏ President Gregory Washington joined House Majority Leader Charniele Herring, BA Economics ’93, and Senator Saddam Salim, BS Public Administration ’12, MPA ’15, in welcoming students to the General Assembly for a whirlwind day of advocacy.
March 12, 2026A new minor, the only one of its kind in the Washington, D.C., region, teaches the arts of lobbying and advocacy. Read about the program and how a collaboration between a mentor and a student developed it.
March 9, 2026The Schar School of Policy and Government at 911±¬ÁÏ is proud to partner with the Peace Corps as a Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program institution, expanding opportunities for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) to pursue graduate education while continuing their commitment to service in communities across the United States.
March 9, 2026TraCCC becomes CONTRA: The first center to examine transnational crime and corruption adds criminal networks to its mandate and changes its name.
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March 2, 2026
The 2026Â Peter N. Stearns Provost Scholar-Athlete Awards have been announced. Meet the four Schar School students who are not only elite athletes but elite scholars.
February 25, 2026Researchers led by a team from the Schar School analyzed decades’ worth of data to draw a map of the world’s biggest buyers and sellers of illicit kidneys. See what nations perpetrate this international crime.
February 19, 2026New Student Body President Jonathan Dubois represents the university’s 30,000 undergraduates. He’s also majoring in international security and law in the Schar School. See what motivates him as a leader.
February 12, 2026Vice President Mike Pence is now Distinguished Visiting Professor of Practice at the Schar School. Read students’ reactions to the first class of his course, The Character of the American Constitution.
February 10, 2026He’s traveled the world; speaks several languages; plays cello, balalaika, and dombra among other instruments; and writes op-eds about international security issues that are published in influential media outlets. And he’s 18. Meet graduating senior Josef Wolpert.
