School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution

The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR)

Type	Public University
Established	March 1981
Academic affiliation	George Mason University
Dean	Kevin Avruch
Undergraduates	208
Postgraduates	201
Location	Arlington, VA, USA Fairfax, VA, USA Lorton, VA, USA
Website	S-CAR Website

The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) is a division of George Mason University based near Washington, D.C., United States with locations in Arlington, Fairfax, and Lorton, Virginia.

S-CAR was founded in 1981 as the Center for Conflict Analysis, later named the Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (CCAR) and began offering a master's degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution in 1983. In 1988 it became the first academic institution to grant PhD's in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and rose to the status of Institute, becoming ICAR in 1989. In 2010, after a decade of growth and development, including the introduction of the undergraduate program and graduate certificate programs, it became the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR).