Economics - News

New name for student success resource office

The Academic Success Center is now called the Advising and Support Center (ASC), and its suite is located on the second floor of Zane Showker Hall where it meets with Hartman Hall.

Professor researches economics behind 1851 Indiana racial exclusion vote

Economics professor Scott Milliman is using quantitative methods to unlock the racial history of Indiana in a pioneering study that is the first of its kind.

CoB community welcomes return to in-person commencement

As JMU planned its commencement for Spring 2021, the community embraced the news that each college could celebrate with an in-person ceremony.

CoB celebrates excellence with student awards

Each year the College of Business honors students who establish themselves as dedicated, motivated and skilled at the core competencies of their chosen field with a series of student awards.

Alumna and former energy CEO visits international business class

Meg Gentle (’96), former president and CEO of Houston, Texas based natural gas company Tellurian recently paid a virtual visit to international busines professor Marion White’s Theory and Policy class.

Econ classes teaching open source software to meet industry demand

With an eye to the changing skillsets needed in the industry, JMU’s economics department has begun teaching R, an open source software package that is currently challenging expensive proprietary software.