COE History

About COE

The history of the College of Education is the history of James Madison University itself.
JMU began as a college of education and to this day, epitomizes professional teacher preparation. Milestones in the evolution of the college and university are shown below.
     
1908 State Normal and Industrial School for Women
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Lida Cleveland - Faculty
c. 1911
Lida Cleveland - c1911
     
1914 State Normal School for Women
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Student Association Executive Board
c. 1917
Student Executive Board c1917
     
1924 State Teachers College
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Wilson dedication
1931
Wilson dedication c.1 931
     
1938 Madison College
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Science class
c. 1958
Teaching science 1958
     
1977 James Madison University
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Supervision
c. 1978
Supervision 1978
     
Today James Madison University
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