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Facts And Figures
University Press Kit
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Join the Press List

Join the Press List and receive occasional emails with brief announcements, reports, leads and story ideas related to Mason SPP faculty and events.

Sign up for the Press List email:

  • If you’re a reporter, freelance writer, blogger, editor, broadcaster, producer or other member of the media who covers public policy issues
  • If you regularly seek expert sources for background, op-eds, analysis and on-the-record interviews
  • If you wish to be notified of relevant upcoming events available to the public and press in the areas of public policy.

 

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Interview our Experts

Find a credible, dependable source for background or on-the-record interviews through the Faculty Expertise Database.

George Mason’s School of Public Policy emphasizes applied research. Our faculty consists of public policy scholars and practitioners, who provide practical, informed commentary on issues that matter to your audience.

Their areas of expertise include American government and politics, terrorism and transnational crime, entrepreneurship, national security, global commerce and trade, regional economic analysis, transportation and more.

Facts and Figures

Please download our fact sheet for an overview of the School of Public Policy.

  • Originally established in 1990 as an institute within George Mason University.
  • The institute became the School of Public Policy in July 2000.
  • Ranked as the number one program in its field for federal and total research expenditures by the National Science Foundation.
  • There are nearly 1,000 students enrolled in SPP programs.

University Press Kit

For additional information and background on George Mason University, please download the Media Relations Press Kit.

Media Contact

Members of the press are welcome to contact faculty directly. If you’re on deadline or seek additional help identifying the best source for your story, please call (703) 993-9824 or email Andy Brown, director of marketing and communications.


Faculty appear as commentators in such media outlets as New York Times, Washington Post, Washington Times, Time, NewsHour (PBS), CNN, NPR and international stations and newspapers.

The SPP monthly online newsletter Currents and the annual magazine Policy Impact are read by more than 4,000 readers both nationally and internationally.

The Technology, Science, and Innovation Policy Research Seminar sponsored by Mason School of Public Policy and George Washington University offers lectures on the Arlington campus throughout the year.