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James Madison University offers each student a future of significance — not an education of mere prestige, but an extraordinary education of exceptional scholarship, inventive thinking, unparalleled attention to the world community, a university-wide enthusiasm for teaching, and a commitment to student success.

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James Madison University offers each student a future of significance — not an education of mere prestige, but an extraordinary education of exceptional scholarship, inventive thinking, unparalleled attention to the world community, a university-wide enthusiasm for teaching, and a commitment to student success.

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JMU senior earns Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship

James Madison University senior Isabella "Bella" Santos has earned a Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship and will continue her studies in the fall after graduating May 17 with undergraduate degrees in political science and international affairs.
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Achievement (Other) - Apr 28

JMU student selected to 2024 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll

JMU congratulates Mya Wilcox on being one of 137 students nationwide recognized for making the honor role in the ALL IN campus democracy challenge.
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Achievement (Other) - 2024 Apr 24

Recent JMU alumna lands prestigious Department of State fellowship

Catesby Ware of Tappahannock, a recent graduate of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, is this year's recipient of the Frasure-Kruzel-Drew Memorial Fellowship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
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Achievement (Other) - 2024 Mar 8

JMU Collegiate Wind Competition students make finals

James Madison University is one of 13 schools from around the country, and the only one from Virginia, chosen for the final phase of the 2023 Collegiate Wind Competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. Congratulations to the 20 students who make up this year's JMU team.
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Achievement (Other) - 2023 Feb 20

Pair of JMU alums selected as Virginia Management Fellows

Of 10 students selected from around the state to the 2022-24 Virginia Management Fellows program, two come from JMU.
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Achievement (Other) - 2022 Aug 24

Newman Civic Engagement Fellow

Campus Compact, national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has named 173 student civic leaders who will make up the organization's 2022-2023 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows
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Achievement (Other) - 2022 Mar 17

Long Island native creates app to address food insecurity

Isaac Smith of Dix Hills, New York has developed an app he hopes will revolutionize the way college students in need can access basic goods, hygiene products and produce from campus pantries.
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Achievement (Other) - 2021 Sep 27

JMU grad selected for Shenandoah youth film festival

Shenandoah Film Collaborative announced recently that a James Madison University graduate has been selected to have her film a part of its first online film festival.
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Achievement (Other) - 2021 Jun 24

Yorktown Resident has Super Bowl job

Yorktown resident Taylor Salyers, a December James Madison University graduate, is part of the social media team for the Super Bowl.
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Achievement (Other) - 2021 Feb 5

Abingdon student awarded State Department fellowship

William Gifford of Abingdon, a recent graduate of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, has become the 33rd recipient of the Frasure-Kruzel-Drew Memorial Fellowship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
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Achievement (Other) - 2020 Oct 20

Public Service Student Leadership Award

The Public Service Student Leadership award recognizes a current or graduating member of the James Madison University student body, who has demonstrated commitment to serving the public interest through meaningful commitment to addressing a public need, advanced the public good by creating opportunities for campus and community to actively participate in civic life, and developed the public service leadership capacity of their peers.
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Achievement (Other) - 2020 May 14

Louisville student awarded State Department fellowship

Amy Haupt of Louisville, a recent graduate of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, has become the 34th recipient of the Frasure-Kruzel-Drew Memorial Fellowship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
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Achievement (Other) - 2020 Oct 16

JMU Students Selected to Governor's Fellows Program

Two recent James Madison University graduates were selected to participate in the 2019 Governor's Fellows Program.
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Achievement (Other) - 2019 May 14

JMU congratulates undergraduate researcher

JMU is pleased to share the accomplishments of our undergraduate researchers who present their work at national conferences.
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Achievement (Other) - 2016 Jan 20

JMU senior earns Rotary Global Grant Scholarship for future graduate study abroad

James Madison University senior Claire Elverum of Chesapeake, Virginia, has earned a Rotary Global Grant Scholarship to help fund her pursuit of a master's degree in economic development following graduation from JMU next spring.
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 Sep 1

Vienna's Crandall receives scholarship from NOAA

Amanda Crandall, a junior from Vienna, has received an Ernest F. Hollings scholarship from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 Aug 3

JMU student Baxter is Governor's Fellow

Ian Baxter of Richmond, Virginia, a James Madison University political science major, is one of 34 participants in the 2015 Governor's Fellows Program in Virginia.
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 Jun 4

Fulbright award takes JMU grad Brady to Mexico

James D. Brady, a May graduate of James Madison University, was selected to receive a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant to teach in Mexico during the 2015-16 academic year.
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 Jun 4

Students compete in AFA National Tournament

Twelve students members of the JMU Speech Team are competing in this year's American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament.
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 Apr 2

Longboarding for charity

Three JMU students are embarking on a longboarding adventure in Australia this month to raise money for a Virginia Beach-based charity.
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Achievement (Other) - 2015 Jan 22

JMU student contributes to Harvard research

JMU psychology student participated in summer research project at Harvard University.
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Achievement (Other) - 2014 Nov 17

JMU students get fast-track journalism experience in Italy

28 JMU students participated in the annual study abroad program called the Urbino Project in Urbino, Italy, and the surrounding Marche Region.
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Achievement (Other) - 2014 Oct 27

JMU students participate in summer archaeological field school

7 JMU students spent part of their summer uncovering evidence of first encounters between Native American Indian communities and Spanish explorers during the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Achievement (Other) - 2014 Oct 27

Stained glass documentary

Two media arts and design majors at JMU helped with the filming of a new documentary on stained glass windows in the Shenandoah Valley.
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Achievement (Other) - 2014 Sep 15

Fairfax resident chosen to study at Yale summer bioethics institute

John Gardner, a philosophy and religion major from Fairfax, Va., recently completed a two-month intensive summer program at Yale University's Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics.
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Achievement (Other) - 2014 Sep 15

Springfield Resident Awarded Critical Language Scholarship

JMU student John Wilder has earned a Critical Language Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State to study Arabic in Morocco this summer.
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Achievement (Other) - 2014 Jun 5

JMU students participate in undergraduate research conference

A number of James Madison University students recently participated in the fourth annual MAD-RUSH undergraduate research conference.
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Achievement (Other) - 2014 Apr 14

National Debate Tournament finalist

Four members of JMU's nationally ranked debate team have qualified for the National Debate Tournament.
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Achievement (Other) - 2014 Mar 17

ROTC Students Compete in Sandhurst Military Skills Competition

An elite team of eleven Duke Battalion cadets, called The Ranger Challenge Team, represented JMU at the 2014 Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in April 2014. The team finished 24th out of 57 teams.
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Achievement (Other) - 2014 Apr 29

Programmers-In-Training Crew

James Madison University's program board recently selected over 70 students to be Programmers-In-Training. The PIT Crew, as they are known, has been through six weeks of training about programming, marketing and leadership skills to prepare them to work behind-the-scenes at large and small venue concerts, film screenings and student created events.
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Achievement (Other) - 2013 Dec 4
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