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Fall 2020: The Way Forward

The hallmark of the JMU educational experience is the interaction between our students and faculty in classrooms, studios and labs, and we are excited to welcome students back to campus under the following procedures.

JMU Board of Visitors approves renaming three buildings named for Confederate leaders

The James Madison University Board of Visitors today unanimously approved the removal of the names of three buildings on JMU’s historic Quad that honor Confederate leaders.

Board of Visitors Summary of Actions and Discussions

The James Madison University Board of Visitors met by electronic communications on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at 1 p.m.

JMU Further Postpones On-Campus Commencement Ceremony for Class of 2020

In compliance with Executive Order #67 prohibiting in-person public gatherings of more than 250 people, the university has decided to further postpone these on-campus ceremonies.

JMU Board of Visitors to meet virtually Tuesday, July 7, 2020

The JMU Board of Visitors will hold a meeting by electronic communications on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at 1 p.m.

Bees, butterflies and things that sprout can teach valuable lessons at home

Among the lessons gardens teach, Goodall said, are plant life cycles and the benefits of pollinators like bees and butterflies.

JMU places first at national collegiate wind energy competition

A virtual format for a national wind energy competition didn’t stop James Madison University students from excelling once again.

Update on Building Names

President Alger will bring to the Board of Visitors a strong recommendation to remove the names of Confederate military leaders from three campus buildings.

JMU honors Juneteenth as a state holiday

James Madison University will join other state agencies to honor the newly declared Juneteenth holiday.

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‘March for Our Lives’ on JMU’s campus highlights racial injustices
A student-led march on JMU’s campus highlighted racial injustices and honored the black lives lost because of systemic racism and police brutality.
Photojournalism students capture life in quarantine
Class assignment becomes a visual record of the COVID-19 pandemic.
JMU community celebrates Class of 2020 on social media
Check out a roundup of UGC posts, using #JMU20, for the JMU Class of 2020.
Dukes push Madison for Keeps goal to $750,000
Together we achieved a month-long goal in one day, so we're reaching higher.
Meet the valedictorian: Elizabeth Elia
Class of 2020 valedictorian Elizabeth Elia reflects on her time at JMU.
Studying the virus
Undergraduate biochemistry and epidemiology students research the pandemic in real time.
Watch replay: Spring 2020 Virtual Conferring of Degrees
The Class of 2020 will officially become graduates of James Madison University on May 8.
'It was meant to be'
Sheary Darcus Johnson ('70, '74M) reflects on choosing Madison as her college.
Leading the ranks
When Matt McFarlane ('92) left Harrisonburg as a distinguished military graduate, he didn’t picture a career like this.