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Harrisonburg, Va., Oct. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- James Madison University political science, psychology, and voter education and civic engagement experts are available to discuss the upcoming...

Harrisonburg, Virginia, Oct. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As Norfolk Southern continues talks to merge with Union Pacific, one of the nation’s largest West Coast railroads, the potential deal is...

Harrisonburg, VA, Oct. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- James Madison University has received more than $2.1 million from the U.S. Department of Education – one of the largest competitively awarded...

HARRISONBURG, Va., July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As AI becomes increasingly embedded in college life, James Madison University is equipping students and faculty with the tools to think...

HARRISONBURG, Va., April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pope Francis died April 21 at the age of 88. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in 1936 in Argentina, he was the first pope from Latin America....

HARRISONBURG, Va., March 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- James Madison University has announced that Dr. James C. Schmidt will serve as the university’s next president. Earlier today the JMU Board of...

HARRISONBURG, Va., Feb. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the evening of Jan. 29, 2025, an American Eagle Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, collided...

HARRISONBURG, Va., Oct. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- James Madison University Geomorphology professor L. Scott Eaton is available to discuss flooding impacts in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.   ...