News Topic: Education

Combining her loves

Karah Nazor (’99) is a Teacher at Sea participant who has swum the English Channel.

'The field of education is under siege'

Mark L'Esperance brings wide experience in school reform and leadership to JMU and the community.

A wake-up call

Alumni are on a mission to reduce the amount of screen time in K-12 classrooms.

Realizing the dream

Twenty-six members of the first graduating class of Valley Scholars are set to enter JMU as freshmen in the fall.

What's next for the JMU Foundation?

New CEO Warren Coleman looks to build upon the organization's success.

Quieting the mind

Contemplative practices are ways to meet students' stress management needs in an often too-busy world.

Engaging the world

Semester in London was born when 28 “pioneers” took the purple and gold across the Atlantic.

Learning by giving

Student grant writers become philanthropists in a semester-long partnership.

Joneses' gift aims to advance STEM

The couple wants to assist deserving students in attaining high-quality education to advance the country’s scientific and technological capabilities.

Tackling tough issues—together

Communication studies professor Lori Britt teaches techniques to improve community dialogue.

Documenting the achievement gap

Documentary filmmaker Steve James ('77) exposes racial disparities in public education.

Teaching the intangibles

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

Build a Scholarship 'Cabin'

College of Education faculty member, Dr. Ed Brantmeier, advanced scholarly projects on culturally competent engagement and the pedagogy of vulnerability while on educational leave.