JMU is celebrating 250 years of America in Virginia, helping our campus and community to engage, learn, and inspire our community to form a more perfect union.
As part of the Better Conversations Together program, the Madison Center will be hosting community deliberative conversations throughout 2026 and 2027 about envisioning together our next 250 years.
Save the date: JMU's VA250 celebrations kick off on March 2, 2026, in Wilson Hall auditorium with a showing and panel discussion of Ken Burns' "American Revolution" film. We will be celebrating Civics Education Week with additional faculty and community historian panels about the Shenandoah Valley during the revolutionary war, an art showcase, and a celebration of James Madison's birthday.
