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March 5 Author Talk: Making Universities “Good Neighbors” in Communities
Posted March 4, 2024
All are invited to hear urbanist, historian, and cultural critic Dr. Davarian Baldwin speak about his research and his book, In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities are Plundering Our Cities. His work examines ways institutions of higher education across the […]
Best Off-Campus Study Spots
Posted March 1, 2024
We asked, you answered! JMU Libraries and Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance are working together to find the best study spots off campus, and here are the spaces you told us that you already love. They’re cozy spaces with access to coffee […]
Celebrating Women’s History Month
Posted March 1, 2024
March is Women’s History Month! We invite you to learn about and celebrate women’s history through film, local events, and JMU Libraries exhibits and collections. 1. Experience Women’s History in Film Check out the Women & Society collection of hundreds of streaming videos […]
Feature Friday: The Making of a Podcast
Posted March 1, 2024
In 2023, Dr. Taimi Castle decided to start a podcast. “As the director of JMU’s Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence, I wanted to have another community engagement piece that was accessible beyond JMU faculty and staff,” Taimi recalls. “We listen […]
3 JMU Faculty Members Awarded Grants to Adopt Open Textbooks
Posted March 1, 2024
Three JMU faculty members were recently selected as recipients for the statewide Open Adopt Grants program. Thanks to their efforts, about 2,095 JMU students will avoid spending a total of $102,056 on textbooks over the next five years! JMU’s 2023 […]
Faculty: Are You Using Open Textbooks?
Posted February 27, 2024
If so, please fill out this survey to let us know! We’d love to hear about all the open textbooks or open course materials you are using, even if your course also requires some textbooks that cost money. Either way, […]
8 Ways to Celebrate Open Education Week
Posted February 26, 2024
It’s almost Open Education Week (March 4-8), and we’re celebrating because free and equitable access to information is at the core of what we do, and because it gives us an excuse to share how you can help make education […]
Summer Stipend for Transitioning to Open Educational Resources
Posted February 26, 2024
Help the Seed Library Grow This Spring
Posted February 25, 2024
Are you ordering seeds for your own garden this year? If you have some left over, consider donating them to JMU’s Community Seed Library! We are happy to accept store-bought seeds, partially used packets, or seeds saved from your garden. […]
Staff Reminder to Mark No/Low-Cost Courses in Course Scheduler
Posted February 22, 2024
This is a friendly reminder for staff who are responsible for entering classes in Course Scheduler. Please make sure that any courses with textbooks costing less than $40 at the JMU Bookstore are marked as No/Low-Cost so that students can […]