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May 28 'Genuine team player' receives Staff Recognition Award
Each year, the College of Arts and Letters honors one exceptional staff member with the Staff Recognition Award. Read More >
May 20 Guiding the growth
A History professor described as a “force of nature” in the classroom has been selected as a recipient of the 2020 Roberts Endowment for Faculty Excellence Award. Read More >
May 12 CAL MPA Public Service Awards
Pablo Cuevas, Shannon Porter, Rebecca Joyce, and Kathrine Chiu are the recipients of this years Public Service Awards from James Madison University’s College of Arts and Letters. Read More >
May 11 Real people. Real stories. One community.
For a final course project, students produced a podcast that elevates the oral histories of immigrants living in the Shenandoah Valley. Read More >
May 6 Class of 2020 outstanding students named
Each year, departments choose exemplary students, based on a variety of criteria, for the honor of Outstanding Student of the Year. Read More >
Apr 23 'A time to celebrate you'
Dean Robert Aguirre has a message for College of Arts and Letters graduating seniors. Read More >
Apr 23 A photo essay from an empty campus
Carrie Chang (’20) shares her first-person introspection through a before-and-after treatment of campus imagery. Read More >
Apr 20 ‘Fast and Furious’
Two teams of JMU X-Labs students produced a computer application designed to assess and test decision-making among NATO officers. Read More >
Apr 13 JMU Libraries Bolsters Community Effort to Produce Personal Protective Equipment for Local Needs
Inside JMU Libraries, dozens of 3D printers are running nearly around the clock, producing face shields for local hospitals. Read More >
Apr 2 Clarifying the information
Allison Capley ('16) is volunteering with the COVID-19 Ask a Scientist project to answer pressing questions about the novel coronavirus. Read More >

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