SMAD congratulates Breeze journalists and ad staff for winning 25 VPA awards

Apr 14, 2026: The Breeze's journalists and advertising staffers won 25 awards, including 11 first place honors, in the 2026 Virginia Press Association’s contest.

Adding to the map

Feb 26, 2026: The College of Arts and Letters has taken 3,568 students on 77 study abroad programs in 58 countries since 2022.

Film bootcamp: From the ‘Burg to the Big Apple

Feb 26, 2026: Media Arts and Design majors can study the pre-production, production and post-production of film in New York City through its unique study away experience.

Flatmates to family

Feb 26, 2026: Five CAL students had no idea they would form a long-lasting friendship after random roommate assignments put them in the same apartment while studying abroad in London.

Authentic, interactive and immersive

Feb 26, 2026: Public Administration major Bubuney Havi (’26) and Media Arts and Design major Landon Shackelford (’27) reflected on their study abroad experience this past summer in Ghana.

A taste for memory

Nov 21, 2025: English-SMAD alum writes a gravestone cookbook.

Celebrating 50 years of service

Sep 15, 2025: Honoring Professor Roger Soenksen's 50 years of service to JMU.

Summer study-abroad trips can 'mean the world'

Aug 15, 2025: ‘Maymesters’ provide an alternative to missing out on the Madison Experience during the traditional academic year.

IIHHS aims to improve the human condition

Apr 28, 2025: A JMU institute works with communities to advance a culture of health and equity.

Breeze journalists, ad staff win 26 Virginia Press Assoc. awards

Apr 13, 2025: The Breeze journalists and advertising staffers took home more than two dozen awards — including first place in 12 categories — in the Virginia Press Association’s annual statewide contest.

'Challenge' celebrates banner decade

Mar 19, 2025: Scholarship competition marks 10 years of rewarding values-based business ideas.

An engaged historian: one alum’s journey from JMU to Capitol Hill

Feb 18, 2025: Matt Wasniewski (‘91, ‘94M), Historian of the U.S. House of Representatives, shares about his storied career and how he stays connected to JMU.

From theater stage to 360° screen

Feb 18, 2025: A unique performance of a "Little Red Riding Hood" retelling brings collaborators together across campus, from the theater stage to the planetarium and even to the movie screen.

SMAD racks up nine honors in 2025 BEA awards

Feb 12, 2025: Sixteen students representing all four Media Arts and Design concentrations earned recognition in the 2025 Broadcast Education Association’s Festival of Media Arts competitions.

New faculty spotlight: Leech brings branding expertise to SMAD

Feb 12, 2025: For more than a decade, Matt Leech has been designing logos and branding for businesses and organizations across Virginia and beyond. Now he's SMAD’s newest Creative Advertising professor.