College of Arts and Letters

Expert on rapid decline of public integrity

In his newest book, The Death of Public Integrity, political science professor Robert Roberts argues that it has become nearly impossible to hold public officials accountable. Read More >

Expert can discuss why people like to scare themselves during Halloween

Lindsey Harvell-Bowman, professor of communication studies, is available to discuss the logic behind why people like to scare themselves during Halloween. Read More >

JMU experts to discuss the impeachment process

Political Science faculty experts Tim LaPira and Valerie Sulfaro will provide insights into the impeachment process and how it will affect politics. Read More >

Award-winning JMU professor researches girlhoods

Professor of communication studies Sharon Mazzarella researches the way adults "talk" about young people, particularly girls. Read More >

Wonders of Wilson

The history department at JMU will celebrate the past and envision the future with Wonders of Wilson event. Read More >

More than a resume

During his senior year at JMU, Matt DeMartis ('06) launched his career in TV through an unlikely internship with the NBC Olympics. Read More >

JMU to address intersections between migration and religion

National law and policy experts will come together with local immigrant community activists at JMU to illuminate the surprising intersections between religion and migration at colloquium. Read More >

JMU hosts religion and migration conversations

JMU religion professors Christina Kilby and Eric Trinka discuss this Thursday's event Religion & Migration: Illuminating Intersections. Read More >

CISR to address global landmine crisis with grant from U.S. Department of State

The U.S. Department of State awarded JMU’s CISR a grant to plan and implement the three-week course to strengthen CWD efforts in 12 countries. Read More >

Working group facilitates community dialogue on Harrisonburg’s past of racial terror

Gianluca De Fazio provides working group with the research to identify and document each lynching victim in Virginia from 1877 to 1972. Read More >