College of Arts and Letters

Furious Flower presents Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni will give a reading at James Madison University on Friday, June 21. Read More >

Landmine crisis in Yemen brings JMU professor to Capitol Hill

Ken Rutherford, director of the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery, is available to discuss the landmine crisis. Read More >

History professor to study white-columned plantation house

Dr. Philip Mills Herrington, an assistant professor of history at James Madison University, has been named a Virginia Humanities Fellow for Fall 2019. Read More >

Professor makes his mark on National WWI Memorial

Professor Emeritus of English Mark Facknitz proposed two quotes that were chosen for inscription on the first National WWI Memorial. Read More >

Faculty Expert Q&A

Professor of history, answers questions about his research on immigration, borderlands, race and ethnicity and Latin/x history. Read More >

National Bike to Work Day

History professor, Evan Friss is available to discuss the history of cycling for National Bike to Work Day Read More >

Alumni Q&A

Media arts and design alumna Katrina Purcell ('04) answers questions about her first job at the Discovery Channel, 12 years at Bloomberg, LP and her best advice for grads. Read More >

Faculty Expert Q&A

Professor of writing, rhetoric and technical communication, answers questions about her research on rhetoric of health and medicine and rhetoric of mental healthcare. Read More >

Faculty Expert Q&A

Alan Levinovitz, professor of religious studies, answers questions about his research at the unique intersection between food and religion. Read More >

Graduate students unlock local prohibition history

During the 2018-2019 academic year, a team of JMU graduate students uncovered and digitized 6,379 prohibition-era legal records to create an interpretive website. Read More >