Just listened to a fantastic presentation from Kara Dillard on JMU 's Civic Leadership Minor at the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU). Such important and exciting work!

Congratulations, Michael T. Benson ! WVU with a home run hire.

I am so proud of this project and excited to break ground this summer!

.Madison Center for Civic Engagement is hiring an associate director! This role oversees campus voting education, Democracy Fellows, and dialogue/deliberation initiatives. The center is located in the Office of the President and is one of our highest priorities as an institution: jobs.jmu.edu/jobs/associate…

A special thank you to Chuck Welch and his team at AASCU for their hospitality this week in DC. Our team at JMU joined nine other universities to explore best practices in creating a campus culture that values intellectual diversity and freedom of thought.

I am immensely proud that *five* JMU students were selected for this prestigious fellowship in Richmond. Developing civic leaders is core to our mission at JMU and critical to the health of our communities. whsv.com/2025/07/14/jmu…

It's been incredible to see the progress of our Carrier Library project. I can't wait for students to be in this space with us!

We are tremendously grateful to Dr. Peter Levine for joining us to mark Constitution Day 2025 JMU . We had a stimulating conversation on the role of civic life in democracy and higher education.

Great win for JMU !

Our JMU Dukes are 5-1 going into Homecoming week after a strong win over Louisiana. I am so proud of our student-athletes and the character they show each and every day (my son pictured).

It was a beautiful day on campus at Georgetown University. I was honored to join a brilliant group of civic scholars and practitioners to explore research on—and ultimately solutions to—affective polarization in our country and communities.

Congratulations to our incredible student-athletes: JMU’s first Sun Belt Championship!

We’re in the College Football Playoff! I am so proud of this incredible university and all we have accomplished together. See you in Eugene!

.JMU Football in the last 10 years 📈 ▪️ 2016 FCS national champions ▪️ 2017 & 2019 FCS runner-ups ▪️ Joined FBS in 2022 ▪️ Earned spot in 2025 CFP

I’m so happy for my wife’s alma mater, Miami University . We have so many great memories in Oxford, Ohio!