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This Army major wanted to combine his military service with the hard science of biodefense. Read how Major Geoffrey Mattoon found his way to the Schar School’s one-of-a-kind graduate program—in the shadow of the Pentagon.

Born and raised in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Marina Komarova, MS Business Analytics ‘24, knew she wanted to get a business degree from a respected American university.

Schar School graduating senior Christine Peretik found an internship that combines all of her majors and minors. See how her position at the Fairfax Circuit Court Historic Records Center inspired her college career.

Miller is director of health services at USMC headquarters and vice chief, BUMED, Reserve Policy and Integration for the United States Department of Navy. She will speak at the College Degree Celebration at EagleBank Arena on May 17 at 2 pm.

The keynote speaker during the Schar School’s 2025 Degree Celebration program on May 14 is City of Fairfax mayor Catherine S. Read. She’s also a school graduate. Read more about Read.

Martina Cheung, president and CEO of S&P Global, will be the featured speaker at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s Spring Commencement on May 15 at EagleBank Arena on the Fairfax Campus.

See how internships on Capitol Hill opened public administration senior Dylan Morse’s eyes to how Washington operates—and what he likes best about governance.

How likely are humans to trust a robot, especially if that robot has the capacity to lie? This is the question ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ psychology doctoral candidate Andres Rosero is exploring in his research on human-robot interaction.

Before completing his degree from the College of Education and Human Development, Sami Saghir was working with the Cirque du Soleil ECHO show.

Photos from ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's 2024 winter graduation celebrations.

With a final pre-tassel-turning lesson about leadership, kindness, and resilience, more than 5,200 ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ students graduated or earned certificates Thursday at Winter Commencement in EagleBank Arena on the Fairfax Campus.

George D. Schindler, former president and chief executive officer of business and information technology company CGI, was the featured speaker at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s Winter Commencement on Dec. 19.