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Sep 18 JMU attends Global Citizenship and Peace seminar in Hiroshima
The workshop aimed to empower students to become agents of change in addressing climate adaptation and resilience.
Sep 18 JMU moves up in Best Colleges national rankings
No. 64 among public universities; No. 124 overall
Sep 15 Board of Visitors summary of actions and discussions
The James Madison University Board of Visitors met Friday, September 15, 2023 in the Festival Conference and Student Center.
Sep 15 Athletic Director Jeff Bourne to retire in spring 2024
Concluding a 25-year run leading JMU’s intercollegiate athletics program, Jeff Bourne announced he will step down in the spring of 2024.
Sep 13 Butcher Brown and the JMU Jazz Ensemble to Perform at Wilson Hall on Sept. 22 at 8 p.m.
Richmond’s innovative jazz band joins forces with James Madison University’s premier jazz ensemble for a night of musical brilliance

Sep 22: Common Good in the Commonwealth - Fireside Chat with Senator Tim Kaine
Sep 22: Butcher Brown with the JMU Jazz Ensemble
Sep 26: JMU Wind Symphony
Sep 29: JMU POPS! Stage and Screen | Family Weekend
Sep 30: Mike Super, Magic & Illusion! | Family Weekend
Oct 1: A Cappella Thon Concert | Family Weekend
Oct 3: JMU Symphony Orchestra

Aug 21 CVPA welcomes 10-person, cohort hire
Dean Graciani’s vision was to strategically connect vacant faculty lines in all three schools across a common theme of integrative arts More Articles >
Jun 27 2023 Circle of Excellence in the Arts Award Winner
The Heifetz International Music Institute at Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, Virginia, is the recipient of the 2023 Circle of Excellence in the Arts Award. More Articles >
Jun 23 The Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University announces 2023-24 Masterpiece Season lineup
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday, July 6 at 10 am. More Articles >
May 16 CVPA nominated in Best of the Valley
Duke Hall Gallery of Fine Art, ArtWorks Gallery and Forbes Center are all finalists in the Readers' Choice Awards. More Articles >
Mar 15 STAD Welcomes Grammy-nominated Composer Tarik O'Regan During "New Voices in Dance"
The concert is set to Grammy-nominated composer Tarik O’Regan’s evocative, three movement composition, “Triptych.” More Articles >