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Earlier this month, the JMU community came together for The Big Event with a shared purpose of serving our local community by volunteering with eight community non-profits, including cleaning up Blacks Run and volunteering at Jubilee Climate Farm.

May flowers are starting to make an appearance at the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at JMU.

JMU is the university that stands behind every Duke. Beginning with the Class of 2030, JMU will offer The Madison Promise Guarantees, comprised of the Employment Guarantee and the Employer Guarantee. Learn more about The Madison Promise Guarantees: bit.ly/MadisonPromise…

Today, JMU’s Board of Visitors formally endorsed our strategic plan: The Madison Promise. The Madison Promise is a bold, community-driven vision guided by a cornerstone commitment to students and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Learn more: bit.ly/MadisonPromise…

Know Before You Go ℹ️ All the info you need ahead of this Saturday's Spring Game at Bridgeforth Stadium. #GoDukes jmusports.com/news/2026/4/22…

Happy Earth Day, Dukes! Take a stroll with us through the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum.

As @TheMasters heats up, there is a team of hardworking Dukes supporting the event behind the scenes. The tournament provides a unique hands-on learning opportunity for 20 students from JMU's hospitality and sport and rec programs. ⛳️ Learn more: bit.ly/JMUTheMasters

A huge welcome to all of the students and families exploring campus today for the Admitted Student Open House! 💜

Today, we formally installed @jmupresidentjim as the seventh president of James Madison University. With increasing momentum around big ideas, President Jim will continue to lead JMU in a direction towards being recognized as higher education’s change leader.

It’s not every day we get to celebrate the inauguration of a JMU president! JMU’s 7th president, @jmupresidentjim, will be inaugurated today. It's no surprise that campus and downtown are looking their best for this special occasion.

Wednesday, April 8th, will be an exciting day as we host the inauguration ceremony of President James C. Schmidt. We ask the JMU community to be mindful of the increase in traffic around the Atlantic Union Bank Center. jmu.edu/president/inau…

Springing forward ➡️🌿🌸

Spring has taken over the Quad and we're not mad about it.

In celebration of Keezell Hall’s 100th birthday, JMU is excited to announce the reopening of its historic swimming pool. The building, constructed in 1926, originally housed a gymnasium and an indoor pool. Learn more about this exciting announcement: bit.ly/JMUPool

JMU announces Christine Hutchins as the inaugural Vice President for Marketing and Strategic Communications. Hutchins brings more than 19 years of executive leadership in higher ed communications and marketing. Welcome to JMU, Christine! Read more: bit.ly/JMUVPHutchins

The JMU community came together today to raise over $1 million dollars to support the programs, scholarships and experiences that make JMU extraordinary. 💜💛 Thank you for an amazing Giving Day, Dukes!

Talk about boldly giving! Keep the momentum going: give.jmu.edu/giving-day-2026

Let's keep the momentum going, Dukes! Support JMU students: give.jmu.edu/giving-day-2026

Duke Dog has been all around campus celebrating #JMUGivingDay!

600,000 reasons to be grateful this Giving Day! Give to your JMU cause: give.jmu.edu/giving-day-2026