Wayne Lavender, a Schar School of Policy and Government graduate from the PhD in Public Policy program, is the executive director at the Foundation 4 Orphans, where he builds homes and educates hundreds of orphans in the African country of Mozambique.
The number鈥19鈥攄idn鈥檛 quite make a platoon, but it was more than a squad when the first two cohorts of Marine Corps officers earning master鈥檚 degrees at the Schar School of Policy and Government met in October for the first time over lunch at the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va.
How Democrats won the majority in the Virginia House and Senate and what Republicans intend to do to recover from November 5th鈥檚 losses were among the topics of discussion Tuesday night during the seventh 鈥淎fter Virginia Votes,鈥 a conversation among representatives of both dominant political parties.
The sudden resignation this week of Bolivian president Evo Morales was a positive turn of events for Yasser Aburdene, who had been spending his evenings this fall at the Bolivian embassy in Washington, D.C., along with others protesting Morales鈥 questionable election victory.
Debra LaPrevotte has worked tirelessly to end wildlife trafficking in Africa. The Schar School of Policy and Government鈥檚 Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) welcomed the former FBI special agent and current international corruption investigator at the Sentry Group for a Tuesday afternoon discussion on how to stop traff...
A fundamental concern in international commerce is to understand the preferences of economic actors. This starting point about preferences then explains the performance of markets, and the paths of national and international economies.
Five Northern Virginia jurisdictions in the Top 20 of a national poll conducted by the independent business news publication 24/7 Wall Street boast leaders who earned their Master鈥檚 in Public Administration degrees in the Northern Virginia Public Service Fellows Program at 海角社区鈥檚 Schar School of Policy and Government, a compet...
New entries in the Almanac of Virginia Politics include election-relevant material in key races throughout the Commonwealth. Voters can find up-to-date information on candidates and campaign activities on the closely watched, hotly contested races in the House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate.
