Mason Square

A major counterterrorism conference tackles trends, tactics, and targets amid a rapidly changing international landscape. Read more about the Counterterrorism 2025 summit on June 3.

Public-private partnerships are facing challenges from artificial intelligence, a shifting federal landscape, and other issues that require informed leadership. Next week’s NextGen P3s conference provides that. Read details.

Her academic pathway began nearly 3,000 miles away from Mason Square, in Portland, Oregon, with a detour to Paris where she began her pursuit of a Master of Political Science degree. Now Manar Khalid Al Mahmood is finally coming to campus. Read about her experience at UNESCO and her ambitious goals.

A major conference at Mason Square addresses a timely topic—character assassination, particularly toward those in power and especially with gender biases. Jill Biden’s former spokesman, Michael LaRosa, delivers the keynote. See how to attend and who else is speaking.

On Tuesday, the Schar School hosts a noon brown-bag conversation about the housing crisis between Law Professor Ilya Somin and Economics Professor Bryan Caplan. Both have written books about this important topic. See how to attend.

The region’s top labor economists and policy experts, along with Schar School faculty and students, spent February 14 at Mason Square exploring complexities and new developments in their field. Spending Valentine’s Day diving into data was a labor of love.

Brian Lamb takes the stage at Mason Square to talk about how—and why—he created C-SPAN in 1979. Read his advice to the Democracy Lab students in attendance.

C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb brings his endless curiosity to Mason Square on February 10.

Photo: Virginia Delegate Luke Torian (D-24th) met with members of the faculty and staff. See what they discussed.

A new course combines expertise from several George Mason units. The purpose? To teach the ethics of artificial intelligence. See who is teaching and when the course starts.