The College of Visual and Performing Arts at James Madison University believes that equity, access and inclusion are moral imperatives and artistic obligations. Diversity—in the stories we represent, the students we serve, and the audiences we engage—is vital for the health and relevance of contemporary performing arts practice. The CVPA, therefore, welcomes diversity of perspective, race, ethnicity, religion, socio-economic status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ability.

CVPA Faculty Involvement
CVPA Faculty and the African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Center

The African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Center provides interdisciplinary knowledge, programming and initiatives related to Black peoples, histories, cultures, languages, economics, philosophies, ideas and socio-political structures. The center’s core mission is to cater to student-faculty constituencies with academic interests in the peoples, cultures and institutions of Africa and the African Diaspora.

Faculty drawn from different departments and disciplines across the university constitute the program's primary academic constituency.

Several are drawn from CVPA:

Beth Hinderliter
Dr. Beth Hinderliter
Director, Duke Hall Gallery of Fine Art
School of Art, Design and Art History
John Ott
Dr. John Ott
Art History
School of Art, Design and Art History
Diane Phoenix-Neal
Dr. Diane Phoenix-Neal
Music Education
School of Music
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Dr. Hannah Sions
Art Education
School of Art, Design and Art History
Wren Stevens
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Susan Zurbrigg
Art Studio
School of Art, Design and Art History
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