JMU is extending its commitment beyond graduation with a first-of-its-kind two-sided guarantee that supports both its ...

James Madison University has named Dom Palumbo ('19) as its faculty athletic representative for the 2026-27 academic year. His term runs from Aug. 10, 2026, through May 31, 2027. Palumbo is currently ...

Third-year Health Sciences major Sofia Nystrom almost didn’t apply for JMU’s inaugural Health Innovators summer internship. The program was offering four students the chance to work with two faculty ...

The Princeton Review counts JMU among the nation’s best colleges — an honor the educational services company reserves for only about 14% of America’s four-year institutions. Its annual guide of The ...

James Madison University moved up 12 spots to No. 67 among public schools and earned three top-50 rankings in the 2027 ...

A $3.5 million gift from longtime James Madison University friend and philanthropic partner Richard Gilliam will name the university’s College of Health and Behavioral Studies building in honor of his ...

Join us in congratulating the College of Business students who have made the President’s and Dean’s lists for the Summer 2026 semester.

The road from Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to Harrisonburg stretches more than 300 miles, from the boardwalk amusements and salt-sprayed beach houses of the Jersey Shore to the rolling hills and family ...

For JMU alumna Lesley Kipling (’99), a career in service did not follow a straight line, and she told nearly 5,000 new Dukes that theirs may not either. Kipling, Virginia’s deputy secretary of ...

In the following days, JMU's campus will once again be filled with the energy of a new academic year as students return to Harrisonburg. Alongside returning Dukes, thousands of first-year students ...

As James Madison University prepares for a new academic year, President Jim Schmidt said the university is well-positioned to build on its momentum through investments in students, employees and ...