News Topic: Nation & World

JMU a top producer of Fulbright Scholars

For the second consecutive year, three scholars from JMU were awarded Fulbright grants.

Looking forward, looking back

Students, faculty and the community gathered in January to celebrate and honor the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr.

Bridging the divide

Kirk Cox ('79), the new speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, is urging his colleagues on both sides of the aisle to practice "integrity, civility and grace."

Building a civic-minded society

At the university named for James Madison, civic engagement has taken on a whole new meaning.

Now showing: Law school

For Tre Allen ('16), Michigan State College of Law seems a logical step after what he calls his superior preparation at JMU.

Abraham Goldberg named founding executive director of the James Madison Center for Civic Engagement

New center expands JMU's efforts to prepare students to be engaged citizens

Project changes lives for the good

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."