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Douglas T. Brown, Ph.D., Provost of excellence
Brown's quiet confidence, collaborative leadership and academic vision have helped deliver the university to a place of prominence in higher education. Perhaps most emblematic of Brown's tenure, the acceptance of JMU into the ranks of Phi Beta Kappa. Read more >
Change the world
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Alex's success
What comes with the Madison Experience? For Alex LaMar, exceptional education, a friendly, inclusive environment, and an awesome job after graduation.
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Saturday Morning Physics
This JMU program allows area students to explore cutting-edge research topics. One student used the experience as foundation for a special scientific achievement, discovery of a pulsar.
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Cracking the case
Real life work is not as dramatic as television, but cracking a cold case is especially satisfying says Michelle Waldron ('00), a criminalist and latent print examiner.
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World-changing tool
According to the CDC 8.3 percent of Americans, more than 26 million, have diabetes. JMU alum Suzanne Clough ('93) aims to change their lives.
James Madison University's Be the Change Blog:
Senior wisdom
Thu, 28 Feb 13 10:20 p.m.
Weather permitting, in about 10 weeks writing and rhetoric major Anthony Baracat (’13) will walk across the university’s historic Quadrangle for the last time as an undergraduate to collect the diploma he’s worked toward for the past three and a half years. As he walks, he — like so many seniors before him — will ...
Squeegees and the Sigma Nus
Mon, 25 Feb 13 8:23 p.m.
Any mom can tell you where kids roam, messes follow. Multiply that by hundreds and you’ll need a cleaning crew. That’s what downtown Harrisonburg’s Explore More Discovery Museum got recently when members of the Sigma Nu fraternity descended on the museum after hours. They grabbed buckets, rags, mops and squeegees. They wiped tables and counters, ...
A little concierge
Thu, 21 Feb 13 6:00 p.m.
Imagine you’re a junior at James Madison University, eager to land a great job in engineering or art history or management. You’ve taken the right classes, made the grades, but the job hunt is daunting. Who can you talk to? Or you’re a sophomore and think you might want to work in research or education, but ...