SPP Currents

“Scholarship at Mason Policy” is a monthly rundown of recent faculty activity at Mason’s School of Public Policy. It includes faculty presentations, publications and honors and more.

Write it Up! Tips on Publishing in Scholarly Journals Presented by Claudia Holland, Head of the GMU Copyright Resources Office in collaboration with GMU Libraries and the School of Public Policy Tuesday, October 2, 3:00-4:00pm Founders Hall, 120 Find out about: Writing (not how but what and where) Evaluating a journal Similarities and differences between [...]

Mason Policy Professors Stephen Fuller and Kenneth Button both testified recently before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business on separate topics. Fuller testified during a hearing titled “Sequestration: The Threat to Small Businesses, Jobs, and the Industrial Base,” while Button gave testimony during a hearing on “User Fees in the Aviation Industry: Turbulence Ahead.”

Journalist Gretchen Peters, author of Haqqani Financing Network: The Evolution of an Industry, recently spoke on the threat posed by the Haqqani Network to an audience at George Mason’s School of Public Policy.

The George Mason University Center for State and Local Leadership Cordially invites you to Driving Forces: Healthcare, Infrastructure, and Virginia’s Fiscal Future Tuesday, September 25th, 2012 10 AM – 2 PM ET With keynote speaker Dr. Mark McClellan, MD, PhD. Director, Engelberg Center for Heal th Care Reform, The Brookings Institution With panels including : [...]

September 18th & 20th 5:00 – 7:00pm With the support of Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and George W. Bush, Constitution Week was enacted to annually commemorate the adoption of the U.S. Constitution on the week of September 17th. In celebration of Constitution Week the School of Public Policy Student Association and the School of Law [...]

The Office of the President, Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, Student Government, Human Resources & Payroll and University Life are excited to invite all faculty, staff and students to a campus-wide celebration of Mason’s future. This is an opportunity for the Mason community to hear remarks from President Cabrera, ask questions, and enjoy refreshments and conversation. [...]

If you are interested in Mexican- US relations, immigration policy, development, and security issues, the Mexico City study abroad is an ideal elective for you. Earn 3 credits next spring and visit Mexico City during spring break. Professor Charlie Goff, a favorite program speaker during our class in Mexico, is in DC for the Caravan [...]

“Scholarship at Mason Policy” is a monthly rundown of recent faculty activity at Mason’s School of Public Policy. It includes faculty presentations, publications and honors and more.

September 19 SPP Brown Bag Seminar “Group Conversation on Networks and Network Research in Public Policy” Speakers: Mark Addleson, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Janine Wedel, University Professor; Louise Shelley, University Professor, Director, Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center; Laurie Schintler, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Associate Director of Center for the Study of International Medical [...]