Featured Stories

• $500,000 gift creates first faculty endowed professorship in JMU’s College of Science and Mathematics
  

  Oct 20, 2026: A gift from chemistry alumnus John Powers (’84) establishes the first endowed Professorship of Materials Chemistry, honoring the mentor who first pointed him toward the field.

• Homecoming game flyover a decidedly Dukes affair
  

  Oct 16, 2026: Cmdr. Jim Cox ('05) is one of three pilots involved with strong JMU connections.

• SPCE develops Headstrong summer camp for local youth
  

  Oct 15, 2026: A JMU collaboration with Valley partners teaches positive mental health practices

• Debunking the cry-it-out method
  

  Oct 13, 2026: Dr. Jennie Rosier challenges infant sleep-training myths

• Alpha Phi reconnects and mobilizes to turn heartbreak into a lasting legacy
  

  Oct 1, 2026: Mollie Merkel's ('09) bond with sorority helps keep her son's memory alive

• Health Innovators funding JMU’s first summer research internships
  

  Sep 24, 2026: New summer internship offers critical research experience for undergraduate students.

• Inaugural summer Global Academy brings the world to JMU
  

  Aug 25, 2026: JMU's Global Academy challenges students to find big solutions using AI

• Parents Council chairs offer JMU families advice to love more, worry less
  

  Aug 20, 2026: Dave (’91) and Marcy (’91) Kozlowski, co-chairs of the JMU Parents Council, share advice for current and prospective JMU parents.

• ‘A foot in the door’
  

  Jul 30, 2026: JMU students take advantage of internships and other work-based learning experiences