He is a Distinguished Senior Fellow & Resident Scholar at Third Way, a Washington think tank.

Schneider is also serving as the Omer L. and Nancy Hirst Professor at George Mason University's School of Public Policy,[1] and teaching at George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government.

[3][4] In 2003, he was awarded the Centennial Medal for contributions to society by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University.

[5] In 2001, he received the Julian P. Kanter Award for Excellence in Television from the American Association of Political Consultants.

In 2009, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems presented Schneider with a special award "for his extensive coverage and keen insight of the 2008 United States presidential elections .