September 20, 2023Steven Pearlstein imagines a conversation between Congressional leaders. It’s the conversation they should be having and are not. Read his take in the Washington Post.
September 19, 2023The mental health of the region’s workforce costs a staggering $16 billion in the last two years. A new study provides policymakers an urgent roadmap.
September 13, 2023From teaching about the presidency and legislative politics, former Assistant Professor Colleen Shogan is sworn in as national archivist by the first lady.
September 12, 2023Can the rings of a tree tell the history of feminism? See Schar School’s Bonnie Stabile’s Ms. Magazine interview with artist Tiffany Shlain, who has done just that.
September 11, 2023Why do universities give outgoing top executives sweetheart loans on their way out the door? Schar School researchers report “A Shady, Secret Presidential Perk” in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
September 7, 2023Rock stars abound! University undergraduates are invited to a weekend-long policy communications and writing workshop in Arlington, Virginia—for free, hotel included. Apply now!
September 5, 2023Geopolitics expert Mark N. Katz writes in Newsweek that the U.S. is under pressure to help allies with military intervention. China is all too ready to step in where the U.S. is reluctant.-
August 31, 2023Collecting our thoughts: What were Schar School scholars thinking in August? Clearly, we had a lot on our minds.
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August 31, 2023A new book by Schar School senior fellow and adjunct professor Mark S. Langevin is a study of an existential trade conflict most have never heard of: The “cotton dispute” between the U.S. and Brazil.
August 30, 2023Registration is open to those who want to win $20,000 for finding a way to curtail counterfeit goods trafficking. It’s Hackathon Time again!
August 24, 2023Nationalism you know about. But “economic nationalism” cements the ideology in wide-ranging policy. Schar School Professor Kenneth Reinert’s new book examines the topic from all angles.
August 23, 2023Her undergrad degree is in political science, which works out great for Schar School students: Meet Lorena Jordan, the Schar School librarian. She does more than check out books.
