Arts and Letters News

Storyteller
YouTube publishing pro Mia Brabham has added to her resume with an internship through the JMU in LA Program ...
Researcher
Dingledine Scholar Katy Owens isn't waiting until graduation to start helping at-risk youth in her hometown of Richmond. ...
Educator
Mary Margaret Hawkins has solidified her calling to teach with a study abroad experience in the Dominican Republic ...
Academic
From Honors courses to a scholarship that funded her project in Tanzania, international affairs major Claire Elverum means it when she says, 'It"s impossible not to find your spot here.' ...
Remembering Alison Parker
As the one-year anniversary of Alison Parker's death approaches, alums at the newspaper where she was a news editor are planning a remembrance of her life. ...
Local history comes to life
A cross-disciplinary team of JMU students help tell the story of Harrisonburg's iconic African-American educator ...
SMAD's O'Connor ready for 'Act III' in retirement
This semester will be Thomas O"Connor"s final semester at JMU after teaching here for 30 years. "I look forward to [retirement] with great anticipation, and a little fear and trembling," O"Connor said. "It"s always good ...
'Find the humanity:' What happens when the press comes calling after a tragedy
"Find the humanity." That's one piece of advice the parents and boyfriend of Alison Parker gave to an audience of SMAD students recently during a panel discussion on covering tragedies. Parker, a 2012 alumna, was killed ...
Harrison Hall studio named for Alison Parker
Alison Parker, a SMAD alumna who with her cameraman was killed during an on-air shooting last year, has been honored with a studio naming and with a scholarship given to a rising junior and a rising senior. ...
The Breeze, 22807 magazine honored by state, regional journalism groups
The Breeze received more than a dozen honors at statewide and regional journalism events. ...
Redrawing Soto's map?
JMU anthropologist Dennis Blanton and his students are analyzing physical artifacts that are leading researchers to question the path of 16th-century Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto's expedition ...
CNN senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta wins Carrier Award
As the profession of journalism continues to evolve and face new challenges, a JMU alumnus serves as an example of excellence. Jim Acosta is CNN senior White House correspondent and the recipient of the Carrier Award ...
Q and A with Alan Levinovitz, author of 'The Gluten Lie'
Faculty author of "The Gluten Lie" debunks food myths that develop a life of their own in popular American culture ...
Recognizing history as more than just facts
Virginia is a place that values history, and many of its citizens are interested in its role in the Revolution, the Civil War and early presidents ...
Environmental literature closes gap between science and liberal arts
As far back as I can remember my favorite writers have been those writing about outside and the natural world. ...
JMU senior already planning life abroad
"I knew that I would find my place very quickly," Elverum said of her decision to enroll at JMU ...
Fulbright award takes JMU grad to Mexico
Alumnus wants to inspire students to use education as a gateway to new opportunities ...
Service garners presidential award
JMU has been named to the honor roll annually since 2006 ...
Another JMU team continues run of success
JMU DI is an academic and club program where students learn ...
A company all her own
Giving back to a community she loves and helping inner-city kids was all part of her plan for success. ...
Your script, "Madam Secretary"
It's not research as usual for students writing TV episodes based on the CBS show ...
Putting a foreign language to work
FLLC minor program prepares students for the professional realm ...
Bringing back a piece of Ireland
JMU faculty member contributes personal art collection to the Jack B. Yeats exhibit ...