Expand your network and enhance your time at Mason by joining a Schar School learning community. Our faculty-led communities bring students together to learn and grow through shared interests. Whether you’re looking for a residential learning community for your first year at Mason, hoping to develop your research skills, or ready to tackle a global policy issue, you can benefit from a Schar School community.

Broaden your perspective and understanding of today’s most pressing issues

• Develop valuable skills and knowledge you can apply to your career

• Build lifelong personal and professional connections

• Forge strong relationships with the faculty director
• Earn class credit