Job seekers take note: WUSA9 recently spoke with Terry Clower, director of the Schar School's Center for Regional Analysis, about how to spot scams tied to ghost job postings on LinkedIn. Watch the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAGdHGFuXUc

Housing trends continue to shape conversations across Northern Virginia. Alexandria Living Magazine featured analysis from Terry Clower and cited Center for Regional Analysis research examining the region's housing market. https://ow.ly/704e50Zqc8w

Virginia's business climate remains a topic of statewide discussion. The Richmond Times-Dispatch recently featured insights from Terry Clower, director of the Schar School's Center for Regional Analysis, on what lies behind the Commonwealth's CNBC ranking. https://ow.ly/RBWu50Zqc7N

Virginia business climate still cloudy despite CNBC ranking

With Virginia's No. 3 ranking in the CNBC "Top States for Business," economists and business leaders say Gov. Abigail Spanberger and the General Assembly still need to heed warning signs of a potential decline in business confidence in the state's economic competitiveness.

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The Schar School's Center for Regional Analysis has been making headlines, with Director Terry Clower providing expert analysis on Virginia's economy, housing, workforce, and regional development. Follow along today for recent media highlights.

Schar School research is helping inform efforts to protect Virginia homeowners. A 2025 study co-authored by Terry L. Clower, director of George Mason's Center for Regional Analysis, is cited in WTKR's coverage of Virginia's new VA Deed Alert system. https://ow.ly/Swab50Zn3g0

Virginia's free VA Deed Alert system fights property fraud

Virginia's free VA Deed Alert system notifies homeowners of property record changes to help prevent deed fraud.

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As Virginia debates the future of data centers and technology policy, Schar School professor Jennifer L. Victor shared her perspective with Virginia Public Radio on lawmakers' investments in the companies they regulate. https://ow.ly/tM6G50Zn3eC

Tech stocks among the most widely-held by members of the General Assembly

Companies that own or operate data centers are some of the most influential businesses in Virginia.They are also some of the most widely held stocks by members of the General Assembly.

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Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare, but it can't replace the human experience. In a personal essay for Metro Tribune, Schar School Distinguished University Professor J.P. Singh reflects on using AI while navigating a cancer diagnosis: https://ow.ly/h4hv50Zn3a9

I used AI to navigate cancer. It gave me hope, but it couldn't give me certainty - Mero Tribune

A patient-scholar’s journey shows how AI tools can enhance health literacy and reduce anxiety during cancer treatment.

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Student research in action: Schar School students Sean Dilallo, Floyd Alex Cross, and Brian Cortes, along with alumni Mahmoud Khalil and Chris Dayton, co-authored a Homeland Security Today analysis on Al-Shabaab's evolution and the persistent global terrorist threat: https://ow.ly/3IyT50Zn35m

Frontline Watch: Al-Shabaab’s Evolution Highlights Persistent Global Terror Threats - HSToday

Frontline Watch provides a weekly update on emerging terrorist activities and global threat trends, with Counterterrorism Managing Editor Dr. Mahmut Cengiz examining the developments shaping the security landscape both domestically and internationally, with research assistance from Sean Dilallo, Brian Cortes, Ayse Selma Yilmaz, Floyd Alex Cross, Mahmoud Khalil, and Chris Dayton.  This edition also features two analytical articles examining the evolving threat posed by al-Shabaab and the…

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As governments expand their use of AI, Schar School professor Alan Shark is helping shape the conversation. In StateTech Magazine, he shares his perspective on how Pennsylvania agencies are using AI and cloud technologies to improve public services. https://ow.ly/1Wfy50Zn3kW

How Pennsylvania Agencies Are Using AI and the Cloud to Transform Public Services

Lessons from state organizations emphasize roadmaps, workforce development, digital services and emerging technologies.

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As Washington, D.C., prepares for a new mayoral administration, Schar School professor Jeremy D. Mayer discusses the political challenges and opportunities ahead in the Washington Examiner. https://ow.ly/LK4v50Zn37g

Incoming socialist DC mayor to be hamstrung by Trump

Janeese Lewis George's looming ascension is expected to revive Trump's scrutiny of the D.C. government after months of intervening in its affairs.

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Hayden Center Executive Director Larry Pfeiffer was featured in The Hill, offering his perspective on recent staffing changes at the National Counterterrorism Center and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. https://ow.ly/en4q50Zn30O

Pulte’s first days in office set off alarms with lawmakers

Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte is already delivering on the controversial tenure feared by critics when President Trump selected him to step into the role. Pulte began his new …

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AI agents are moving beyond chatbots to become active digital assistants. In a new StateTech Magazine op-ed, Schar School professor Alan Shark explores what that shift means for state and local government. https://ow.ly/hhA050Zn2Y1

Local AI Agents: The Next Frontier for Government Technology Management

As artificial intelligence agents move onto government laptops, state and local agencies must balance productivity, governance, security and accountability.

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Schar School Robinson Professor of Public Affairs Steven Pearlstein and his forthcoming book on Congress are highlighted in a The New York Times opinion essay examining why Congress has struggled to address the nation's biggest challenges. https://ow.ly/CZhF50Zn1Z6

Opinion | What’s the Matter With Congress?

A debate between old friends about whether it is fear or polarization that is making Congress weak.

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Featured in HuffPost: Hayden Center Executive Director Larry Pfeiffer shares his intelligence expertise on national security and the vetting of senior intelligence officials. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tulsi-gabbard-cult-like-group_n_6a398974e4b058c5d1c15588

‘Unmistakable’ Links Between Tulsi Gabbard And Shadowy Cult-Like Group: Report

A former member of the group provided more than 25,000 emails and memos to The Washington Post.

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Schar School Dean Mark J. Rozell was featured in Newsweek, offering analysis on the political challenges facing President Trump's agenda: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-keeps-undermining-his-own-agenda-analysts-say-12086054

How Trump keeps blowing up his own agenda: Analysts

Pro-Trump unity in the Senate is "beginning to splinter" as his actions slow parts of his agenda, one analyst told Newsweek.

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Featured in the Washington Examiner: Schar School professor Jeremy D. Mayer discusses the relationship between Washington, D.C.'s next mayor and the Trump administration. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4613542/dc-risks-trump-heavy-hand-election-socialist-mayor/

DC risks Trump’s heavy hand with election of socialist mayor

Outgoing Mayor Bowser had settled into an uneasy truce with Trump, cooperating with his takeover of the district.

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Watch: Professor Michael K. Fauntroy joins Fox 5 DC to discuss the D.C. primary election and what the results could mean going forward: https://www.fox5dc.com/video/fmc-201ghihqd2arw77w

The DC Primary Results & The Big Picture

Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George has won the Democratic nomination in D.C.’s mayoral race following the concession of Kenyan McDuffie, who noted that voters chose a different path. Councilmember Robert White won the nomination outright under D.C.’s new ranked-choice voting system, scoring a major victory over fellow Councilmember Brooke Pinto. To put the mayoral, council, and delegate races into full context, George Mason University Associate Professor Dr. Michael K. Fauntroy joins the show to break down the sweeping results.

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The work of Schar School professor Janine Wedel continues to inform international reporting. The Guardian recently quoted Wedel and cited her research in coverage of Peter Thiel's private gatherings with influential leaders, including Elon Musk. https://ow.ly/jcSb50Zn327

In a guest column for The Daily Progress, Dean Mark J. Rozell examined the political challenges facing Virginia Republican candidates: https://dailyprogress.com/opinion/column/article_ddd09918-7de2-54ee-b521-d7950cca6464.html

Which Virginia GOP candidates should distance themselves from Trump? | Mark Rozell

With the president's polling tanking, GOP candidates in Virginia — especially John McGuire and Ben Cline — should reconsider embracing him so strongly.

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Featured in the Washington Examiner: Hayden Center Executive Director Larry Pfeiffer Pfeiffer shares his perspective on security protocols surrounding reported Situation Room discussions https://ow.ly/NYKZ50Zn1MW

How an official could record Epstein discussions in the Situation Room

The problem for Donald Trump is not just the audacity of someone leaking from the Situation Room. It is that someone is leaking at all. 

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Looking for your next policy read? Schar School professor Justin Gest's Democratic Drain: Global Migration and the Struggle for Democracy explores how migration may shape democratic governance in migrants' countries of origin. https://ow.ly/Mt1z50Zn1L9

Democratic Drain

Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - Democratic Drain

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Featured in Politico: Hayden Center Executive Director Larry Pfeiffer offered insight into leadership changes within the U.S. intelligence community: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/19/trump-is-shaking-up-intel-leadership-his-cia-director-is-coming-out-on-top-00968684

How Pulte’s new role is a win for CIA’s John Ratcliffe

Ratcliffe clashed frequently with outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and her office now appears destined for major cuts.

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Schar School faculty have appeared in dozens of national and international media outlets over the past several weeks. We'll be sharing some of our favorite interviews, articles, and expert commentary throughout the week—follow along!

How safe is America today? For the Season 1 finale of the Schar School's Policy & Governance Perspectives podcast, David Ramadan and Larry Pfeiffer are joined by former CIA and NSA Director Gen. Michael Hayden and attorney Mark Zaid. Listen: https://schar.gmu.edu/podcast

Sometimes policy has unexpected consequences. Schar School professor David M. Hart argues that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act may unintentionally lay the groundwork for long-term progress on clean energy innovation and emissions reduction: https://ow.ly/LcXe50ZkKRG

A Year Later, Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act Has a Clean Tech Silver Lining | Council on Foreign Relations

Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act gutted the wind and solar credits at the heart of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. But a year on, the law’s preserved incentives for geothermal, advanced nuclear, and grid-scale storage may do more to cut global emissions than the credits it eliminated.

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A majority of D.C. residents are unhappy about the city’s direction. We asked them why. Latest @washingtonpost.com/Schar School poll @georgemasonu.bsky.social @scharschool.bsky.social

Join the Schar School on June 3 for a conversation on the National Capital Region’s path forward—from business growth and attainable housing to Metro funding and the American Legion Bridge—and find out what’s next for the region. Reserve your spot: https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/2099833/1969835/

Schar School’s Gregory Koblentz warns that Russian and Chinese disinformation is shaping claims about U.S.-funded biological research in Ukraine. Read his latest comments in Newsweek: https://ow.ly/WCNt50Z1fSQ

US taxpayer-funded biolabs in Ukraine? Trump admin investigates

The Trump administration is probing more than 120 biological laboratories funded by US taxpayers in 30-plus countries.

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Pandora Report 5.8.2026 In this issue: Syria’s efforts to dismantle Assad’s CW legacy, targeting of hospitals in the Sahel, H5N1 transmission in dairy farms, concerns about AI-enabled bioterrorism, and recent recognition of @scharschool.bsky.social Biodefense faculty. pandorareport.org

The Pandora Report

Where Science Meets Security

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Lunch and good conversation with our Nanjing Normal University cohort @scharschool.bsky.social @georgemasonu.bsky.social