Kicking off day two at #NASPAA2025! 🌟 Dean @markjrozell.bsky.social joins colleagues from @fiu.bsky.social, @utdallas.bsky.social & @spp-osu.bsky.social to explore innovative ways to serve local communities across geographic and cultural divides. 📅 1–2 p.m. | 📍 O’Leary, Drury

We’re in Flagstaff for #NASPAA2025! 🌵 Join Dean @markjrozell.bsky.social, MPA Director Mirae Kim, and Professor Qian Hu as they lead conversations on innovation, leadership, and collaboration in public administration.

What's the most important issue for Virginia voters in the governor's election? We asked an open-ended question. Economy, education and a lot of other topics www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Jay Jones’s 2022 text messages roil race for Virginia attorney general

Just posted: Spanberger holds wide lead in Virginia governor’s race, Post-Schar School poll finds. Story with Gregory Schneider, Erin Cox and @emgusk.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Who better to preview Virginia’s next governor’s challenges than two who’ve been there? Former Govs. Bob McDonnell & Terry McAuliffe joined @markjrozell.bsky.social at Mason Square for a candid look at the 2025 race. schar.gmu.edu/news/2025-10...

Happy to share my article with @markjrozell.bsky.social has been published in Ethos - Quarterly of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/et...

If you are interested in pursuing a PhD in Biodefense at the Schar School at George Mason, join me tonight for a virtual information session at 6 PM ET. schar.gmu.edu/admissions/m...

Great event last night @scharschool.bsky.social @georgemasonu.bsky.social with the two former governors in a bipartisan discussion of this year’s elections and the challenges for the next governor of Virginia.

Virginia’s election is coming up—what challenges will the next governor face? Hear advice from former governors Terry McAuliffe (D) & Bob McDonnell (R) at Pizza & Perspectives. Sept 29 @ 6 p.m. Mason Square RSVP: mason360.gmu.edu/event/2288814

Two former governors to discuss challenges for the next governor of Virginia, @georgemasonu.bsky.social @scharschool.bsky.social next Monday at GMU’s Arlington campus.

“Some of the whispering campaign out there, quite frankly, among Republicans is that the top of the ticket has very little chance of winning and therefore they need to put their money down-ticket” @markjrozell.bsky.social to WVTF on the VA governor's race www.wvtf.org/news/2025-09...

Former vice president Mike Pence is joining the faculty at George Mason University. George Mason has been the subject of several investigations from the Trump administration over its DEI policies and alleged failures to combat campus antisemitism.

Great @haydencenter.bsky.social @scharschool.bsky.social event today with @markwarner.bsky.social on protecting intelligence from politics. @georgemasonu.bsky.social

Big congratulations to Schar School’s Terry Clower, named one of Northern Virginia Magazine’s 50 Most Influential People of 2025! As director of the Center for Regional Analysis and Fuller Institute, his insights on the DC region’s economy shape policy and guide growth. schar.gmu.edu/news/2025-09...

Happy Constitution Day & Citizenship Day! On Sept. 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed. Today we honor that legacy and celebrate all citizens. See how George Mason is commemorating: schar.gmu.edu/news/2025-09...

Vice President Mike Pence is joining the Schar School as a Distinguished Professor of Practice. He will share his perspectives on governance, policy, and leadership with students. schar.gmu.edu/news/2025-09...

AI-powered battle drones? Schar School Policy Fellow Zak Kallenborn weighed in to the @wsj.com : "Folks have been talking about the potential of drone swarms to change warfare for decades. But until now, they've been more prophecy than reality." www.wsj.com/world/ai-pow...

Schar School’s Justin Gest weighs in with @apnews.com on how policies limiting international students are putting financial strain on U.S. universities apnews.com/article/inte...

More than 220 students, faculty & staff packed Mason Square’s Fuse building for the first Pizza & Perspectives of the semester. @markjrozell.bsky.social led a wide-ranging conversation with former VP Mike Pence on conservatism, democracy & America’s future. schar.gmu.edu/news/2025-09...

Before the fall semester, Schar School grad students traveled 8,000 miles for a Global Intensive in South Africa. From Cape Town to Johannesburg, they explored democracy & diplomacy, met with policymakers, and observed lion conservation ➡️ schar.gmu.edu/news/2025-08...

Trump said D.C. Mayor Bowser's ratings have gone up for cooperating with his administration, citing unspecified data. Our mid-August Post-Schar School D.C. poll found Bowser's approval rating was 53%, same as in May. 48% said she should do more to oppose Trump www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

On Fox 5: Schar School’s Jeremy Mayer breaks down the Washington Post–Schar School Poll findings on whether D.C.’s law enforcement should be federalized. Watch here: app.box.com/s/pwxuu9yhq3...

It’s the first day of the fall semester at the Schar School! Welcome to our new and returning students — here’s to a year of growth, discovery, and success. 💚💛 #MasonNation #AllTogetherDifferent

And if you want to see what a backlash looks like in polling... GMU's Mark Rozell, to the Post: “Residents are saying it is not as bad as the president claims, and they want to reclaim the image of their city against a presidential narrative that is tarnishing D.C.’s reputation.”

Whatever you may think of Jeff Bezos and his choices about the editorial page, the Post is the only local outlet doing this kind of high-quality, DC and DMV-centric polling. Thank goodness they're still here.

This Spring, 50% of D.C. residents said crime was an extremely or very serious problem down from 65% in 2024 and 56% in 2023, according to Washington Post-Schar School polls. 21% said it was the city's biggest problem, down from 36% in 2022 to 21% this year www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

In May, 77% of D.C. residents were extremely or very concerned about him trying to take over D.C., according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll. Even more were concerned about Congress reducing D.C.'s budget www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Trump's police takeover appears to have boosted support for D.C. statehood, which reached a record high in our Post-Schar School poll wapo.st/45EHfZQ

New Washington Post-Schar School poll: Most D.C. residents strongly oppose Trump’s city police takeover, with crime concerns continue a sharp decline and statehood support reaches a record high. Story w/ @joeheim.bsky.social @emgusk.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

This poll from my school shows that 79% of DC residents oppose Trump's actions on law enforcement. 78% feel safe. Crime was already declining. Trump's response: a justice dept. investigation of DC police data. And, more boots! My Dean @markjrozell.bsky.social is quoted in the analysis below:

Smart analysis from Schar School dean Mark Rozell explaining how D.C. residents have reacted wapo.st/45EHfZQ

Despite signs of D.C. residents rallying around their city, Mayor Muriel Bowser's has received no boost since Trump's takeover of D.C. police. 53% approve/41% disapprove, identical to our May Post-Schar School poll. wapo.st/45EHfZQ

Roughly 8 in 10​​ Washington, DC, residents oppose President Donald Trump ordering the federal government to take control of the city’s police department as well as his deployment of the National Guard and FBI to patrol the city, a new Washington Post-Schar School poll finds.

The latest @washingtonpost.com/@scharschool @georgemason poll. “Most D.C. residents oppose Trump’s city police takeover, poll finds”.

Virginia’s economy could tip the scales in the next governor’s race. Dean Rozell’s new @richmond.com op-ed digs into what’s at stake

A new iPhone update threatens to upend public opinion research, particularly state and local polls - Op-ed from pollster Patrick Ruffini www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Check out the newest column from our dean @markjrozell.bsky.social!

Pandora Report 6.20.2025 This week's Pandora Report discusses updates from the Schar School, the Geneva Protocol's 100th anniversary, federal rulings against HHS to terminate employees and funding, and more. pandorareport.org