News Archive: March 2019
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Board of Visitors to consider 2019-20 tuition and fees at April 26 meeting; Will hold public hearing on tuition ahead of meeting on April 9
April 3, 2019: Students will have an opportunity to share comments with members of the Board.
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Message from President Alger on Southview Fire
March 29, 2019: While the fire displaced around 40 of our students, we are thankful that all of our students involved are safe and did not sustain injuries.
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Grisham and McDermott talk their craft
March 25, 2019: Writers Alice McDermott and John Grisham gave a JMU audience a glimpse of the writer's world.
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Expert can discuss National Poetry Month
March 25, 2019: Lauren K. Alleyne with the Furious Flower Poetry Center can discuss the importance of National Poetry Month and the power of the written word.
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NATO invites students to present project
March 22, 2019: Three JMU students will tavel to Croatia this weekend to present their solution for helping NATO improve its efficiency in deploying troops
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Expert can discuss the battle for congress
March 22, 2019: Marty Cohen, associate professor of political science, discusses the battle for congress in his newest book, "Moral Victories in the Battle for Congress: Cultural Conservatism and the House GOP."
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JMU ranks high with Peace Corps
March 20, 2019: Peace Corps announced today that James Madison University ranked No. 20 among large schools on the agency’s list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2019.
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Learning by giving
March 20, 2019: Student grant writers become philanthropists in a semester-long partnership.
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JMU students help city school kick off spring
March 19, 2019: To kick off the first day of spring, a group of JMU students will work in gardens
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JMU to host evolutionary biologist Barbara Schaal
March 19, 2019: Schaal, an evolutionary biologist, will speak Monday, April 1 in a lecture titled, “Serving Society Through Science: Facts, Communication, Policy.”
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JMU Giving Day on March 21; University seeks to set new record
March 18, 2019: Donors to James Madison University can unlock an extra $200,000 for student scholarships by topping last year’s JMU Giving Day record of 5,095 gifts.
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Alumni issue challenge to spur JMU Giving Day record
March 18, 2019: Hitting the goal for number of gifts received will unlock a $200,000 gift to the Centennial Scholars program.
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Poverty expert to speak at JMU, city church
March 18, 2019: Dr. Laura Lein, an expert on the cycle of poverty, will present, "Understanding and Interrupting the Effects of Poverty," 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, March 19.
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JMU expert can discuss tornado threat in Virginia
March 18, 2019: Mace Bentley, a professor of geographic science in the School of Integrated Science, can discuss the threat of tornadoes in Virginia.
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Steering the CoB
March 16, 2019: After 23 years as a professor in the College of Business at JMU, Dean Mike Busing is prepared to lead the college to new heights.
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Students celebrate James Madison
March 15, 2019: The Madison Center and Dukes Vote, it’s student-led intiative, are partnering today, March 15, from 12- 2 p.m., on the JMU Quad, to celebrate James Madison’s birthday.
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Joneses' gift aims to advance STEM
March 15, 2019: The couple wants to assist deserving students in attaining high-quality education to advance the country’s scientific and technological capabilities.
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Girls to experience joys of STEM
March 13, 2019: More than 225 girls are signed up to attend the event that features 22 workshops designed to foster and support the participants’ interest in STEM.
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Research suggests oysters have a thing about personal space
March 13, 2019: Madison Trust has enabled a graduate student and her professor to research the optimum living conditions for oysters.
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John Grisham to host Alice McDermott at JMU March 20
March 7, 2019: Author John Grisham will host National Book Award winner Alice McDermott for a conversation about books, publishing, and the writing process.
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Professor featured at books and brews
March 6, 2019: Inman Majors will be discussing his newest book on Tuesday, March 12, at Pale Fire Brewing Company in Harrisonburg, VA and Wednesday, March 13, in Crozet, VA.
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JMU in DoE wind power competitions
March 5, 2019: James Madison University has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to participate in the 2020 Collegiate Wind Competition.
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Experts can discuss topics for Women's Month
March 1, 2019: The JMU media team has compiled a list of faculty experts from a variety of disciplines who can discuss the various issues that affect women.
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Expert can discuss Ash Wednesday
March 1, 2019: Philosophy and religion professor available to discuss why individuals who may not be devout, feel the pull to recognize, practice and sacrifice things for lent.
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