Successful X-Labs work-based learning program seeks to scale

Jul 11, 2025: Specialized cohort groups trained through JMU X-labs are changing the face of summer internships.

Strength in collaboration: Nonprofit leaders gather for funding forum organized by JMU OECD and X-Roads Advisory

Jun 26, 2025: JMU OECD hosts nonprofit forum

Red Wing Roots Music Festival Receives Circle of Excellence Award

Jun 18, 2025: Recognizing Individuals and Organizations that Enhance and Strengthen the Shenandoah Valley’s Cultural Community

Student project offers a model for hub’s future outdoor space

May 22, 2025: Architectural Design studio's vision aligns with the city's revitalization efforts.

IIHHS aims to improve the human condition

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

Leaving an imprint at JMU and abroad

Apr 28, 2025: For 26 years, Dr. Suzanne Fiederlein guided CISR through its challenges and successes.

JMU partnering with Virginia Clean Cities on clean-transportation initiatives

Apr 25, 2025: The venture aims to advance knowledge and foster innovation.

Q and A: JMU students advocate for Hunger-Free Campus bill

Apr 21, 2025: Dukes travel to Richmond to advocate for students.

Dancing in the rain

Apr 2, 2025: A new scholarship honors community member Lloyd Mast’s legacy through movement at JMU.

Royal succession

Mar 28, 2025: Dukes pass the baton atop the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

JMU wins eighth annual Virginia Cyber Cup Competition

Mar 27, 2025: Six students from JMU’s Cyber Defense Club won the eighth annual Virginia Cyber Cup Competition held Feb. 21–22 at the Virginia Military Institute.

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.

WNBA legend delivers keynote address during Dr. MLK Jr. Week

Jan 31, 2025: Chamique Holdsclaw advocates for mental health awareness among college athletes

Lab School teaches by asking big questions

Jan 24, 2025: The state-funded program helps high-school students reach new heights, whether inside or outside the classroom.

Engineering Faculty Spotlight: Brent Cunningham

Jan 13, 2025: Cunningham began his journey in industry but found his true calling in academia, where his passion for teaching took center stage.

Positive career outcomes

Jan 13, 2025: While the world of work has changed fundamentally, JMU graduates are fully prepared to succeed.

The Forbes Center welcomes All-star percussionists of the Grammy Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble on Jan. 26

Jan 10, 2025: Bridging cultural divides and sparking connection through music

Campus: Then and now

Jan 10, 2025: How Madison’s creative team was able to bring JMU’s dramatic growth over the years into focus.

JMU receives grants to transform work-study programs, expand internship opportunities

Dec 13, 2024: JMU has been awarded two grants by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia in collaboration with the Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership to improve federal work-study programs.

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. 

Warm a Winter Wish 2024

Dec 5, 2024: UREC hopes to fulfill people’s wishes with its holiday tree.

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.

Morrison Bruce Center celebrates 20 years of health and fitness outreach

Oct 28, 2024: The Morrison Bruce Center (MBC), an outreach organization housed in the Kinesiology department, celebrates 20 years of serving both JMU students and the local community this November.

Leadership through service and sports

Oct 28, 2024: Student-athletes find ways to balance their responsibilities while still following their passions.

JMU, Staunton City Public Schools receive grant to enhance student success

Oct 28, 2024: JMU, in partnership with Staunton City Public Schools, was recently awarded the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs grant.

Respect and caring: JMU graduate shows that it matters

Oct 22, 2024: Hannah Martin, a Master of Arts in Teaching graduate, fostered healthy teacher-student relationships that helped all her students graduate on time.

PA Student Society receives $10,000 grant to support Suitcase Clinic

Oct 18, 2024: The JMU Physician Assistant Student Society (PASS) receives at $10,000 grant to support the Suitcase Clinic, a healthcare organization dedicated to improving the health of homeless individuals in the Harrisonburg area.

Summer intern program a first for JMU, Ellucian

Oct 18, 2024: The X-Labs Reimagined Internship was a resounding success.

Conservation photography is about ‘the big picture’

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

JMU adopts Okanagan Charter, committing to health across campus

Oct 8, 2024: JMU extended its commitment to foster health and well-being across campus as it formally adopted the Okanagan Charter during an event on Festival’s lawn.  

River deep, mountain high

Oct 4, 2024: Dukes support rival App State in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

JMU to adopt charter promoting commitment to health on campus

Oct 2, 2024: JMU will extend its commitment to foster health and well-being across campus as it formally adopts the Okanagan Charter Oct. 8.

Harrisonburg Innovation Hub

Sep 30, 2024: Local co-working space to foster collaboration, conversation.

Virginia AG Miyares to speak at winter commencement

Sep 25, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, a 1998 JMU graduate, will be the featured speaker for winter commencement Dec. 14.

Dual success of student-athletes

Sep 17, 2024: Student-athletes face challenges in both the business and sports worlds, while also reaching their goals.

Professor pens best-selling book about bookstores

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

Costa Rica study abroad explores wellness, community, longevity

Sep 11, 2024: Students and faculty “pura vida” in Costa Rica through academic, cultural and physical activities centered around understanding longevity and wellness.

Following the forest home

Sep 10, 2024: Retired horticulturists put down deep roots in Harrisonburg.

School of Nursing hosts international health care advocacy summit

Sep 10, 2024: Nursing hosted students and faculty from Stellenbosch University in South Africa as part of the Healthcare Policy Advocacy Summit, an International Network of Universities nursing collaborative.

When an alum(not) falls for a JMU alumna

Sep 3, 2024: When Tom Dyer met Robin (’87) and “married into” the JMU community, he didn’t expect he’d become part of it.

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.

Congressman Ben Cline tours School of Nursing

Aug 21, 2024: Congressman Ben Cline visited the JMU School of Nursing Wednesday to receive feedback from students in the online doctoral program.

Empowering local refugee students through technology

Aug 2, 2024: The camp offers local refugee students an exciting opportunity to enhance their computer science and information technology skills.

Storied Green Book house a ‘time capsule’ rich in Black history

Aug 2, 2024: Former boarding house welcomed George Washington Carver and the Duke Ellington and Count Basie bands.

Social Work accreditation reaffirmed through 2031, continuing its success

Jul 25, 2024: The Social Work BSW program recently received notice of re-affirmation of accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education in July.

95% of 2023 JMU grads achieve positive career outcomes

Jul 22, 2024: More than 2,500 James Madison University undergraduates from the class of 2023 found work within six months of receiving their diplomas.

Summer instructors focus on unique, engaging content

Jul 19, 2024: Summer courses offer unique opportunities for learning, both in and out of the classroom.

Dukes return to Capitol Hill

Jul 15, 2024: JMU hosted approximately 100 alumni and federal staff members at the 18th edition of “JMU on the Hill,” a reception held last month in Washington, D.C.

Planting the future: ISAT students restore riverbank

Jul 9, 2024: ISAT majors dedicated their capstone projects to stabilizing the stream bank and floodplain, combating erosion at the JMU farm.

Bridging worlds: A collaborative journey in accessible STEM education

Jul 8, 2024: JMU’s Center for STEM Education and Outreach and the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind are paving the way for inclusive learning experiences.

Art Education students visit Harrisonburg's Valley Creative Reuse Center

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

A time of goodbyes and new beginnings

Jun 24, 2024: President Alger delivers a farewell message to members of the JMU community.

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.

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.

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.

CHBS seniors share mental health tips with middle schoolers

May 29, 2024: Health Sciences majors presented on mental health and stress management to Skyline Middle School students.

The challenge to do good

May 22, 2024: Students raise more than $30,000 for the local community through T-shirt competition.

JuiceWorks 3D takes advantage of state initiative

May 14, 2024: Harrisonburg-based JuiceWorks 3D grows with Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership.

Engineering students create interactive exhibits for local museum

May 13, 2024: Engineering students aim to ignite young minds with interactive exhibits, fostering curiosity and creativity in the next generation of engineers.

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.”

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.

Social Work alumnae, senior empower families through community health initiatives

Apr 30, 2024: Two alumnae from JMU’s Social Work program are key forces in community health efforts for Harrisonburg and surrounding communities.

REACH seeks to address rural needs by building community capacity

Apr 26, 2024: Organization helps communities identify their greatest resources, needs

Learning made fun through game-ified lessons in public schools

Apr 24, 2024: The Stock Market Game makes learning fun and interactive for local students.

Announcing the 2024 Public Service Awards honorees

Apr 23, 2024: Public Service Awards at James Madison University has announced the 2024 honorees, recognizing four Valley residents for their exemplary public service work.

Matt Roan selected as director of athletics at James Madison

Apr 18, 2024: JMU President Jonathan Alger and the university Board of Visitors announced the appointment of Matt Roan as the new director of athletics.

madiSTEM inspires the next generation of STEM leaders

Apr 12, 2024: The one-day conference attracted over 200 6th-8th grade girls from Virginia and surrounding states.

Fieldwork prepares Social Work seniors for professional careers

Apr 12, 2024: During their field practicum, Social Work students complete 472 hours of direct practice at local agencies to prepare them to enter the profession.

The Art of Viral Marketing

Mar 19, 2024: Timothy Custer (’23) masters strategies for maximizing audience engagement in the new ‘attention economy’