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JMU SVP of administration and finance announces retirement
Charlie King has been with university since 1996
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Charlie King, James Madison University’s senior vice president of administration and finance for the past 25 years, has announced he will retire in December, the university said Monday. “On behalf
JMU entrepreneurship center hires new director
Suzanne Bergmeister comes from the University of Louisville
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James Madison University announced Thursday that Suzanne Bergmeister has been named the next executive director of its Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship. She comes from the University of Louisville’s Forcht Center
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Virginia public colleges can mandate COVID vaccines, Va. AG says
Students react to possible COVID vaccine requirement
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RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia colleges are beginning to announce mandatory fall COVID-19 vaccine policies following the state attorney general’s opinion that higher education institutes can require the vaccine. Virginia public
Changing course
Business schools take active role in fostering equity and diversity
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For the first time, James Madison University’s College of Business offered spring 2020 students in its MBA program an elective course focused specifically on diversity. By the end of the
Rooms to grow
JMU expands its business school with a $99 million learning complex
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Weaving through the sea of students walking to class and working on the floor in groups, the business faculty at James Madison University’s Zane Showker Hall had a running joke:
Education
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MAKOLA M. ABDULLAH PRESIDENT, VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, PETERSBURG One of the state’s two land-grant universities, Virginia State was originally chartered in 1882 as the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. From
More college students head into quarantine as COVID-19 cases rise
Universities report more than 550 positive tests across state
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RICHMOND — As more universities open, they’re collecting and releasing COVID-19 data and grappling with contingency plans for those who contract the disease. As of Thursday evening, universities across Virginia
JMU introduces COVID-19 dashboard
Reports 28 cases total, most among students
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Joining other state universities, James Madison University introduced a COVID-19 dashboard Tuesday to track positive results among students, faculty and staff. According to the dashboard, JMU has 24 self-reported cases
JMU leaders want Confederate names removed from buildings
University said it will continue, however, to bear name of James Madison despite slave ownership
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James Madison University announced Monday that university leadership is asking the JMU Board of Visitors to rename three campus buildings on its Quad that are named for Confederate leaders Gen. Thomas
Colleges need to play a role in rebuilding the economy, panelists say
At Virginia Tech forum, Barkin and Moret say post-pandemic recovery will lean on institutions
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As Virginia moves into its recovery phase from the COVID-19 pandemic, economic leaders say there is work to be done to support college students and Virginians who are changing careers,