News Archive: January 2026

Celebrating Employee Giving
January 30, 2026: Breakfast honors generosity that goes beyond
PHOTOS: There’s snow place quite like JMU
January 30, 2026: Storm transforms campus into a winter wonderland.
JMU online graduate programs ranked high by U.S. News
January 30, 2026: A pair of James Madison University online graduate degree programs are among the top 50 nationally.
JMU Board of Visitors Campus Development Working Group to meet
January 28, 2026: The James Madison University Board of Visitors Campus Development Working Group will hold a virtual meeting on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, at 10 a.m.
A permanent spark for Madison Trust
January 24, 2026: Benefactor Edward Rice doubles the endowment for faculty innovation program
Goddaughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. remembers his life and message
January 23, 2026: Center for Multicultural Student Services kicks off MLK Week with award-winning speaker
JMU names dean for College of Integrated Science and Engineering
January 20, 2026: Following a competitive selection process, Grady Dixon has been named the next dean of the College of Integrated Science and Engineering.
JMU professor leads discovery of Hernando de Soto’s first campsite
January 16, 2026: Researchers uncover evidence of a 16th-century Spanish expedition in Georgia.
JMU receives national recognition for community engagement
January 14, 2026: JMU has earned the prestigious 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, reaffirming its commitment to building strong partnerships and addressing societal challenges.
JMU receives $2.72 million nationwide civic discourse grant
January 12, 2026: JMU has been awarded a $2.72 million U.S. Department of Education grant to expand its nationally-recognized Better Conversations Together program, cementing JMU’s leadership in civic discourse.
JMU students take on organized retail crime in X-Labs course
January 12, 2026: JMU students spent the fall semester tackling the growing problem of organized retail crime through an X-Labs course.
Inspiring women to lead with heart
January 9, 2026: No matter where life has taken her, Dr. Ebony Parker Waugh (’93) always comes home to Madison.
JMU Board of Visitors Strategic Planning Committee to meet
January 6, 2026: The James Madison University Board of Visitors Strategic Planning Committee will hold a virtual meeting on Monday, Jan. 12 at 9 a.m.

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