Category: Giving to JMU Libraries News

Posted December 2, 2022

Thirteen years ago, Diana Galarreta-Aima was adjusting to life in the United States and still learning English when the H1N1 swine flu pandemic hit. Then she got sick.  When she arrived at the emergency room, she recalls, “I spoke English, […]

Posted September 23, 2022

When Chiara Elmi came to JMU as a tenure-track Assistant Professor, she didn’t have a lot of teaching experience. “Before I moved to JMU in 2018, I was a researcher. At JMU, I am teaching and researching. In the past […]

Posted June 27, 2022

Our first-ever JMU Libraries Magazine celebrates our successes from the last two years and recognizes the students, scholars, staff, and donors who worked with us to accomplish great things for our community at JMU and beyond. The JMU Libraries Magazine won […]

Posted June 6, 2022

James Madison University Special Collections is pleased to announce that the Isaac Long Terrell and Ann Terrell Baker Research on Historic Rockingham County Houses is now fully processed and available for research. The collection was donated by Ann Terrell Baker, […]

Posted May 16, 2022

As the 2021-22 academic year comes to a close, we are delighted to share some details about the award-winning faculty and staff who have helped us all finish the year strong. JMU’s awards programs celebrate faculty and staff who demonstrate […]

Posted May 6, 2022

JMU Libraries was included in “The Library of the Future: How the heart of the campus is transforming,” a new report from The Chronicle of Higher Education. Accessible to anyone with a JMU eID login and password, the special report […]

Posted May 5, 2022

James Madison University Special Collections is pleased to announce that the Charles Grattan Price Jr. Collection on Tweetsie and the Shenandoah Central Railroad is now fully processed, partially digitized, and available for research. The collection, compiled by Charles Grattan Price […]

Posted April 15, 2022

Through May 20, students, faculty, staff, and community members can visit the “Celebrating Simms” traveling exhibit in the lobby of Rose Library. “Celebrating Simms” explores the history and importance of the Lucy F. Simms School. From the exhibit: “Enslaved before the […]

Posted April 13, 2022

All JMU and Harrisonburg community members are invited to an online event celebrating local immigrant storytelling, specifically the stories featured in the Harrisonburg 360 Podcast. Created by students in Dr. Allison Fagan’s English class at JMU, this podcast ethically elevates the […]

Posted April 4, 2022

Our partnership with the JMU History Department and Rockingham County Circuit Court to digitize thousands of courthouse records was covered by the Daily News Record, WHSV-TV3, NBC29, and The Harrisonburg Citizen.  Learn more about the Histories Along the Blue Ridge […]