News Topic: Nation & World

Fast Forward

Malik Smith (Class of 2022) pays his experience forward in a message to incoming EUPS students

CIS in Europe

CIS takes on Valenica, Spain.

Duke Hall Gallery awarded prestigious international grant

The Duke Hall Gallery of Fine Art has recently been awarded a grant to support the exhibition Both Sides of the River (January 31 - March 18, 2023).

JMU launches accelerated teacher education program to help alleviate nationwide teacher shortages

Responding to the enormous need for qualified teachers, JMU’s Secondary Education Program is taking action to help alleviate teacher shortages by educating aspiring second career teachers.

Scientist who discovered Ivermectin speaks to ISAT students

Dr. William Campbell, Noble Laureate, meets with students in JMU's Bioethics class.

JMU researcher finds common motivation for saving endangered species

On Endangered Species Day, research by James Madison University professor Jennifer Byrne is shedding light on the reasons why people volunteer to help animals. 

Engineering students work to fight against litter crisis

Senior Engineering students embark on a fight against the world’s litter crisis and how they can help to clean up the world's oceans.

Democracy Matters - Episode 104: 100% Democracy

What would American democracy look like if everyone participated?

JMU Rocketry Team competes in NASA Student Launch

JMU's Rocketry Team paves the way for future JMU Engineering students.

Celebrating possibilities through scholarships

Watch inspiring stories from the Annual Stewardship Luncheon.

Project GO Annual Meeting at JMU

The JMU program emphasizes Swahili language learning and cross-cultural communication skills while building expertise regarding human-environment interactions (HEI) in East Africa.

Maureen Shanahan in first cohort of JMU Faculty Fellows

Fellowship will fill art history professor's educational leave year with collaborations, mentoring activities and writing a new book

Madison International Learning Community (M.I.)

Camille Alonso ('25) is from Virginia and before she arrived on the doorstep of JMU she had one goal in mind: to learn about the diverse experiences of others from around the world.

Democracy Matters - Episode 103: Investing for Democracy

What role can and should investors play in strengthening democracy?

Do you have a humanitarian instinct?

Dr. Ken Rutherford credits his Peace Corps experience as the catalyst for his international humanitarian career with relief work with refugees in Senegal, Kenya, and Somalia.

JMU to Host Project GO Annual Meeting

JMU will host the Project Global Officer (Project GO) annual meeting from Sunday, April 24 through Tuesday, April 26.

Fighting the rise of hate

Speaker discusses ways to combat the “us versus them” mentality.

Dukes lift Giving Day past $1 million — again

On Giving Day 2022, Dukes around the world raised $1,035,165 for 152 campus causes.

April Showers and I Am a Flower

Blossoming with the season. Sophia DeLucca’s springtime ode to Florence

Meet the New Residence Assistant: Zoey Wilson

Find out how Zoey Wilson is helping students transition to la dolce vita in Italia!

Alumni Spotlight

After nearly a decade, EUPS alumnus Briar Dunn is living his dream in Italy

Madison Vision Series to focus on ‘Fighting the Rise of Hate’

Author, foreign policy strategist and former diplomat Farah Pandith will discuss the growing threat of violent extremism April 18 at JMU.

Ramadan – The Islamic Holy Month of Fasting

Ramadan – The Islamic Holy Month of Fasting

Top 3 mistakes I made abroad

Catherine Cunningham ('22) has studied abroad in many countries across Europe. Through her travels, Cate collected plenty of helpful tips and tricks to navigate a new country as a tourist.

ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Announces New Presidents Council Leadership

The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge names Jonathan Alger to leadership position.

KEEN award helps JMU faculty unleash new ideas in engineering design

Joshi was one of 27 faculty members chosen from across the nation by KEEN for her contribution to engineering education.

Installation remembers Rwandan genocide in every page

The installation is made of 800,000 pages in 2,500 books displayed in 100 crates: one page for each victim, one crate for each day of the war.

Ethical Reasoning in Action Newsletter

There is an urgent need for help with ethical reasoning in our world. Discover what some are doing with the Eight Key Question (8KQ) ethical reasoning strategy in the following stories.

Building Global Community Here and Abroad

JMU International Week is a celebration of countries and cultures the world over. Participants have the opportunity to focus on the commonalities that make all of us human.