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.

Schmidt. He will make his JMU debut during an 11 a.m. event at Wilson Hall. “I’m absolutely thrilled to join the JMU community,” Schmidt said at the event. “I look forward to working with ...

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 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 ...

EAU CLAIRE — After 12 years of leading UW-Eau Claire, Chancellor James Schmidt is stepping down July 1. He has announced he will become president of James Madison University in Harrisonburg ...

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 ...

According to an announcement from JMU on Wednesday, March 26, Schmidt was elected by the presidential search committee and the search firm Russell Reynolds Associates and will officially be ...

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 ...

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 ...