km) from downtown Washington, D.C. The campus was founded in 1979 with the acquisition of a law school. In 1998, Hazel Hall opened to house the Antonin Scalia Law School; subsequent development created Van Metre Hall (formerly Founders Hall), home of the Schar School of Policy and Government, the Center for Regional Analysis, and the graduate-level administrative offices for the School of Business. Vernon Smith Hall houses the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, the Mercatus Center, and the Institute for Humane Studies. The campus also houses the 300-seat Van Metre Hall Auditorium. A new building, Fuse at Mason Square, is scheduled to be completed in 2025.
==== Transportation ====
The campus is served by the Washington Metro's Orange and Silver lines at the Virginia Square–GMU station, a campus shuttle service, and Metrobus, Arlington Transit (ART), and OmniRide buses.
=== Science and Technology campus ===
The Science and Technology campus opened on August 25, 1997, as the …
