Buzz McClain

The Schar School’s Jeremy Mayer traveled to China to deliver an update on the U.S. presidential election. But his main reason for the trip was to deliver historic documents collected when his grandmother was consort to the last empress of China.

Expertise by Schar School faculty and students is in demand. Here are some recent news items about how they are contributing to conversations throughout the region.

The deadly terrorist attack on a Moscow music hall by ISIS-K brings new urgency for Tuesday’s Hayden Center panel discussion, “Assessing Russia.” See who will speak and how to register.

A Schar School degree helped Colin Hart propel his career. Years later, the scholarship he and his brother established in their father’s name is helping graduate students achieve their own success.

Where do first-time elected leaders turn for learning the ropes of governing? The Schar School’s Regional Elected Leaders Initiative teaches them not only how to govern but how to unite for the greater public good.

A new book on China’s international strategies provides India with a blueprint for dealing with its neighbor, says the former ambassador to China, Vijay Gokhale.

Meet the visiting research scholar who studies and teaches incarceration, rehabilitation, and recidivism here and abroad. And see why these issues are important to Ronit Peled-Laskov.

A winter study-abroad trip focuses on the political meanings of the ancient art and structures of Athens and Rome. A highlight is a visit to a museum of Greek folklore that few have heard of.

Five members of the Schar School of Policy and Government’s international and national security faculty took the stage to take questions from in-person and virtual audience members about current events in intelligence. There was plenty to talk about.

She’s helped 450 young families achieve higher education goals since 2010. Now Nicole Lynn Lewis, MPP ’06, is Washingtonian of the Year.