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, a seasoned educator, has been selected as the new president of James Madison University. The university said Wednesday Schmidt was appointed by the JMU Board of Visitors as the seventh ...

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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

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 ...