James C. Schmidt has been named as the seventh president of James Madison University during a special announcement and meeting of the Board of Visitors at JMU’s Wilson Hall on Wednesday.

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 ...

Schmidt is the top official, or chancellor, at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, a role he has held since 2013.

James Madison University's Board of Visitors announced that Jim Schmidt would be the university’s new president on Wednesday, ...

James Schmidt has been named as the new president of James Madison University, and he looks to stay focused on student opportunities amid President Trump’s executive order to end government funding to ...

James Madison University on Wednesday announced that University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Chancellor James C. Schmidt will be the next president of Virginia’s fifth largest public university. The ...

The UW-Eau Claire Chancellor’s Office announced Wednesday morning that Chancellor James Schmidt would be stepping down in ...

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 ...

James Madison University Wed, Mar 26, 2025, 11:32 AM 4 min read HARRISONBURG, Va., March 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- James Madison University has announced that Dr. James C. Schmidt will serve as ...

James Madison University in Harrisonburg has announced that Dr. James C. Schmidt will serve as its seventh president. The JMU Board of Visitors voted to affirm the Midwesterner’s appointment ...