If this airplane could talk; JMU X-Labs students bring history to life

Dec 12, 2024: Last year, the First Air Force One Foundation posed a unique challenge to the students in JMU’s X-Labs program: come up with a plan to make First Air Force One accessible to the public. 

ENG 415 students create handmade manuscripts in project-based learning experience

Dec 10, 2024: Professor Mark Rankin’s students utilize aspects of medieval scribal culture.

A Museum Without Walls

Nov 14, 2024: MAC launches digital access to its art collection

Q and A with JMU’s Dr. Carole Nash

Nov 13, 2024: Dr. Carole Nash (’83) was recently appointed by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to the board of trustees of the Virginia Museum of Natural History.

Forbes Center welcomes acclaimed vocal ensemble Cantus on Nov. 16

Nov 5, 2024: Exploring the power and connection of memory and song alongside JMU’s Madison Singers

As Election Day approaches, Breeze TV gears up for coverage

Nov 1, 2024: Student news organizations band together to prepare for the upcoming election.

There is no place like Home(coming)

Oct 30, 2024: A recap of a winning finish

Conservation photography is about ‘the big picture’

Oct 17, 2024: EMU professor takes close-ups of a world many haven’t seen.

New faculty spotlight: Michelle L. Herman brings interactive design, VR/AR expertise to SMAD

Oct 13, 2024: Michelle L. Herman, SMAD's newest professor in the Interactive Design concentration, brings a vast and deep background in virtual reality and fine arts, as well as professional experience.

MVS speaker builds bridges by ‘arguing joyfully’

Oct 3, 2024: Civil discourse is a practical skill that can be developed.

International Week brings in renowned filmmaker

Oct 3, 2024: Environmental activist Shalini Kantayya was the keynote speaker.

The Madison Art Collection and Furious Flower Poetry Center Collaborate on a Dynamic New Exhibition

Oct 2, 2024: Featuring works from the Art Bridges Foundation celebrating the work of contemporary Black artists

JMU professor receives Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery award 

Sep 19, 2024: Laura Katzman, professor of art history, has been awarded the 2024 Director’s Essay Prize for Scholars by the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. 

Professor pens best-selling book about bookstores

Sep 13, 2024: Landing on the New York Times list “feels like a lifetime achievement.”

Art history professor receives Smithsonian Institution award

Sep 11, 2024: Laura Katzman receives $3,000 and will present lecture on Oct. 15

Expecting the (un)expected

Sep 6, 2024: Rachel Garmon-Williams (’10) works to make improv accessible to all at Bridge 9 Theater.

JMU Arts to Host Pops Plus! Sept. 27

Sep 4, 2024: A Collaborative Arts Celebration for Student Scholarships

Forbes Center welcomes public to free open house Aug. 31

Aug 21, 2024: A free event for all ages with children’s activities, workshops, performances and more.

Alumni kick off Carrier Library fundraising by naming spaces

Aug 16, 2024: Carrier Library memories inspired a few JMU alumni to kick off fundraising efforts for Carrier Library by naming new spaces.

Breeze journalists to compete for national SPJ honors

Aug 7, 2024: The student-run news organization won the "Best All-Around Student Newspaper" in the Mid-Atlantic regional Society of Professional Journalists competition.

Breeze, Breeze TV win 14 Virginia Press Association awards

Aug 5, 2024: Competing against professional news organizations across Virginia, students won 14 awards for journalism and advertising in the annual VPA contest.

Art Education students visit Harrisonburg’s Valley Creative Reuse Center

Jul 2, 2024: Dukes were introduced to the creative reuse concept.

Four purple-and-gold reads for the Fourth

Jul 1, 2024: Check out these four titles written by JMU alumni and faculty members.

Volunteers today, leaders tomorrow

Jun 27, 2024: Service-learning at JMU helps students find their purpose.

JMU MFA graduate named VMFA Visual Arts Professional Fellow

Jun 25, 2024: Yulin Yuan (’24M) of SADAH’s MFA program received a 2024-2025 Visual Arts Professional Fellowship from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra receives 2024 Circle of Excellence in the Arts Award

Jun 24, 2024: Recognizing Individuals and Organizations that Enhance and Strengthen the Shenandoah Valley’s Cultural Community

JMU’s Forbes Center announces 2024-25 Masterpiece Season

Jun 21, 2024: The Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University has announced its 2024-25 Masterpiece Season lineup.

The Forbes Center for the Performing Arts announces 2024-25 Masterpiece Season

Jun 21, 2024: Celebrating 15 years of artistic excellence!

JMU receives Poetry Foundation grant

Jun 20, 2024: The Furious Flower Poetry Center at James Madison University recently received a $40,000 grant from the Poetry Foundation.

Ethical Leadership and Professionalism from Italy to Africa

Jun 20, 2024: The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa team shares their advice on leadership and professionalism in an ever-changing workplace with the EUPS 2024 cohort.

Santi Apostoli

Jun 20, 2024: Marisol Powell ('24) writes about her experience living in Florence and visiting the city's most ancient religious sites.

Fostering Innovation in the Middle East

Jun 20, 2024: Alexandra Wilson Tuman ('24) interviews Christina Craver ('12) about her experiences living and working in Dubai, to highlight the benefits and challenges of living and working abroad.

Letter from the Director

Jun 20, 2024: Our alumni survey speaks to how our graduates value their time in this program.

Modeling the Way with Model EU

Jun 20, 2024: Noah Buracker ('24) shares his perspective on serving as the High Representative/Vice President during the 2023 Model EUP Simulation and embracing cultural exchange and international networking.

Bridging Skies and Borders

Jun 20, 2024: EUPS alumna, Liz Hammer ('14), the Chief of Air and Space at the U.S. Embassy in London, shares her insight on professional growth and career development from across the pond.

New downtown mural memorializes professor and birder Charles Ziegenfus

Jun 18, 2024: The artwork pays tribute to the late math professor’s passion for ornithology in Virginia.

JMU faculty partner with African universities through a fellowship

May 28, 2024: Three JMU faculty members received support from the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to partner with African higher education institutions.

History professor awarded 4-VA Grant

May 9, 2024: Fawn-Amber Montoya was awarded a $25,000 grant to support her project “Voces: Centering the Latino/x Experience Through Pedagogy and Research.”

SMAD honors 2024 graduates and scholarship winners

May 5, 2024: SMAD doled out more than $40,000 in scholarships to incoming and returning students and honored top performers from the class of ’24, which started at JMU amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

New CS club brings game development to JMU

May 2, 2024: Computer Science students transform their shared love for gaming into a thriving community of creativity, innovation and camaraderie.

JMU ArtsMobile to mark a new era of creative engagement in the Shenandoah Valley

May 2, 2024: Celebrating the intersection of art and the Shenandoah Valley.

JMU international students and faculty travel to Washington, D.C., for the 2024 Cherry Blossom Festival

Apr 30, 2024: At the end of March, a group of more than 30 JMU international students and faculty hopped on a bus and traveled to Washington, D.C., to experience the annual Cherry Blossom Festival.

Charting a new course

Apr 25, 2024: A collaborative approach enhances the 14th Annual Interdisciplinary African, African American & Diaspora Studies (AAAD) Conference.

CHBS professor leads Psychology student in unique FYRE project

Apr 19, 2024: Health sciences professor Asmita Mhaskar formed a mentorship with freshman Emily Hoder through the FYRE program, where they research an interesting cross-disciplinary iniquity on music and health.

JMU prepared music producer for the big time

Apr 19, 2024: Scott M. Riesett (’93) took home a 2024 Grammy for the Broadway cast recording of “Some Like It Hot.”

Inaugural Elev8 Ethics speaker navigates ‘catastrophe ethics’

Apr 18, 2024: Author, speaker and bioethicist Travis Rieder encourages finding the common ground between saving the world and giving up.

JMU Brass Band makes history with championship win

Apr 15, 2024: The win marked the first time a collegiate band has claimed the highest division of the competition.

Jeweler Emily Warden (’17) urges students to trust themselves, learn all they can

Apr 12, 2024: For Virginia-based jeweler, success comes from creativity in work and in life.

The Madison Art Collection selected to partner with The American Alliance of Museums

Apr 5, 2024: An exciting step towards accreditation for the MAC

School of Theatre and Dance welcomes guest award-winning director Reneltta Arluk

Mar 29, 2024: Presenting “The Birds: A Modern Adaptation of Aristophanes’ Comedy” by Yvette Nolan April 9–13 in The Studio Theatre

Boca Tuya, the New York dance phenomenon, lights up the Forbes stage April 13 and 14

Mar 29, 2024: Drawing inspiration from diverse influences, Boca Tuya offers a unique and exhilarating experience that transcends borders and cultures.

Music student named distinguished recipient of esteemed 23-24 Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award

Mar 25, 2024: Haven Kahn leaves behind a legacy resonating with his peers and mentors alike.

Alumni band rocks the Richmond music scene

Mar 25, 2024: Laburnum Park's members are all well-connected to JMU.

‘Unidentified Woman’

Mar 21, 2024: SADAH professor of art Corinne Diop exhibits a collection of work in Staunton gallery.

SMAD students win silver ADDY award for local co-op’s campaign

Mar 17, 2024: Creative Advertising students’ work to revamp a “stale promotion” at the food co-op, winning second place in an advertising competition.

Performing her civic duty

Mar 8, 2024: Whitney Rice ('09) used her experience in JMU's Speech Club to forge an acting career in Hollywood.

Successful startup connects musicians with talent seekers

Mar 8, 2024: Tim Mulligan (’16) and Connor Feroce's (’17) venture, BeatGig, was recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30.

Unraveling the journey of Hanbok through film

Mar 7, 2024: A behind the scenes look of “Hanbok Saenghwal” produced and shot by graduate student, Mariam Ismail

Finding their home

Feb 29, 2024: Black alumni share their “JMU WHY?”

Nominations now open for the 2024 Circle of Excellence in the Arts Awards

Feb 27, 2024: Arts awards recognizing people and organizations in the Shenandoah Valley that enhance and strengthen the cultural community

Navigating paths: A double Duke’s journey from JMU English to assistant editor

Feb 26, 2024: Mattie Montgomery (’18, ’22M) shares insights into her transformative experiences, highlighting impactful classes and professors that shaped her perspective.

Children’s author and presenter combines passion for writing and love of animals

Feb 19, 2024: Ginjer L. Clarke (’94) loves to learn new things and translate that knowledge into fun, fact-filled children’s books.

Turning the first page

Feb 16, 2024: Rachel McRady (’11) promotes her debut novel in a place she loves.

Still reaching for the moon

Feb 6, 2024: JMU professor Mark Rooker’s artistic mission fell short of the moon, but the experience has been out of this world.

Flux Student Design Competition

Feb 5, 2024: Two SADAH Graphic Design students selected as finalists for the AIGA Baltimore 2023 Flux Design Competition

History professor Steven Reich wins NEH Fellowship

Jan 30, 2024: Steven Reich will write a book that expands his project, “Buzzards Over Texas: A Story of Race, Violence and the Search for Justice in the Jim Crow South.”

Creative Careers Week is Feb. 12-16!

Jan 26, 2024: An event for all students looking to pursue a career in visual and performing arts.

Artful generosity

Jan 22, 2024: The Madison Art Collection receives Alan Feltus artworks and a look into the journey of an art collector.

Songs of grief and growth

May 10, 2023: Connor Kreitzman discovers his unique musical voice by blending raw emotion, haunting melodies and transformative storytelling