Graduate School News

Horst, Finney and Fulcher collaborate on webinar

Professors Sara Finney, Jeanne Horst and Keston Fulcher collaborate on webinar

Populist Politics

Exposing populist movements for what they really are.

Finney and Horst Speak at Carnegie Mellon University

Professors Sara Finney and Jeanne Horst traveled to Carnegie Mellon University from May 5-8 to participate in the 2019 Summit of the Empirical Educators Project

Alumni Spotlight

Combining analytical skills with a passion for politics

A JMU Humanities Student Becomes a Rocket Man

Raphael Perrino shares the story of how he is now using his master's degree as a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst at Virgin Orbit.

Psychology instructors combine classes to discuss research

To liven up class material, Julia Dobner-Pereira and Christian Haase, graduate students in the CIPSYD program, brought their PSYC 101 classes together to recreate an academic conference.

Inspirational journey of an international graduate student to Harrisonburg

Communication and Advocacy international graduate student shares her experiences in transitioning to JMU and Harrisonburg.

#CHBSChats with Andi Diamond

#CHBSChats with Andi Diamond (Physician Assistant - Health Professions) - Our series of informal chats with students

#CHBSChats with Katelin Curd & Jacqueline Billy

#CHBSChats with Riley Smith (Communication Sciences and Disorders) - Our series of informal chats with students

A Quest for Learning

The combination of a strong, engaged academic community and program flexibility drew Jackson Chambers to JMU.

Help students like Connesia Handford achieve their dreams

Two funds receiving donations to provide opportunities for graduate students. Join us on Giving Day to make an impact.

The Graduate School announces new scholarship on Giving Day

Graduate student Stevie Lee starts new outdoor preschool for Valley children.

Research suggests oysters have a thing about personal space

Madison Trust has enabled a graduate student and her professor to research the optimum living conditions for oysters.

Biology Graduate Student Wins Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

Biology student Hannah Eisemann took first place during JMU’s 2019 3MT competition

Beetle, Social Networks, and Brillance

Rachel Harnish advanced her career through the M.B.A at JMU. She shares her experience in the program, with faculty, and her peers in this Q & A interview.

Passionate about teaching, and helping others hear

JMU's Audiology program is extremely successful with a 100% placement rate in recent years, Dr. Rout explains why.

JMU OTs present research at VOTA conference

Richardson and Bloomfield were selected to present their ideas about building self-efficacy among OTs in trauma-informed care at the 2018 Virginia Occupational Therapy Association (VOTA) annual conference.

2019 Three-Minute Thesis Competition engages graduate students

Months of research, three minutes, and judges set the stage for a intense competition for graduate students.

Spreading Community Through Music

Yanet Bermudez-Ortiz, found a community in JMU where she could thrive in her music.

CSPA alumni honored at ACPA conference

Two graduates of JMU's college student personnel administration program were recently honored by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA).

Scope of practice

Graduate students in speech-language pathology are using augmented reality to practice complicated procedures.

Practicing the procedure with augmented reality

CHBS pioneers the way with a new augmented reality program for grad students in the speech-language pathology program.

M.B.A Alum, Rachel Harnish, shares how her graduate experience resulted in a promotion

Rachel Harnish advanced her career through the M.B.A at JMU. She shares her experience in the program, with faculty, and her peers in this Q & A interview.

JMU graduate student thinks outside the box for preschool education

Graduate student Stevie Lee starts new outdoor preschool for Valley children.

SASS team offers assessment training to Division of Student Affairs & CSPA students

The Health Services Administration (HSA) program hosted its first speaker presentation on October 30, 2018.

Occupational Therapy students advocate in DC

Over 20 graduate students from JMU’s occupational therapy (OT) program advocated for their profession at an event called AOTA’s 2018 Capitol Hill Day.

James Madison University graduate student demonstrates his skills as JMU marches in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Graduate music student plays big role in MRD's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade performance

Timing was key to alum's success

When the idea for the wildly successful Watch Ya Mouth party game came like a flash to Peter Denbigh (’02, ’11M) in 2016, he did what most people don’t—he acted on it.

Graduate alum is being the change at United Way

Graduate alum Amanda Leech being the change a United Way

Emotional intelligence and occupational therapy

In October 2018, associate professor Jeanne Wenos and former program director Twylla Kirchen led an evidence-based presentation at the annual Leadership in Higher Education Conference.

Teaching the intangibles

JMU alumna Katie Tusing turns a life-changing accident into learning opportunities.

JMU School of Nursing director testifies before Congress

JMU School of Nursing director Julie Sanford testified before the U.S. Senate on the growing shortage of healthcare professionals in rural areas and potential solutions to fill this critical, national need.

PA program partners with Free Clinic

Now in the second year of a five year grant from the Health and Human Services Administration, the Physician Assistant students reflect on their first year experiences at the clinic.

JMU ranked in top 30 best public colleges in the nation; Top 10 in the south

MONEY Magazine helps answer an important question - which colleges are a great investment based on educational quality, affordability and high-earning alumni.