College of Arts & Letters

The College of Arts and Letters combines the inclusive community of a small liberal arts college with the innovation of a research university. Located on the beautiful quad, the college offers high-quality programs across thirteen majors with focuses ranging from culture, communication, and creativity to politics, ethics, and justice.

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Events

Mar 19 'Challenge' celebrates banner decade
Scholarship competition marks 10 years of rewarding values-based business ideas.
Feb 18 CAL Student Advisory Council hosts inaugural “Day of Development”
The College of Arts and Letters Student Advisory Council hosted its first “Day of Development,” bringing students, alumni and faculty together for an afternoon of career readiness and networking.
Feb 18 An engaged historian: one alum’s journey from JMU to Capitol Hill
Matt Wasniewski (‘91, ‘94M), Historian of the U.S. House of Representatives, shares about his storied career and how he stays connected to JMU.
Feb 18 Long reign the student historians
A rousing competition of “Faculty vs. Student” Jeopardy ends in student victory for the second time in a row.
Feb 18 Making JMU a refuge
In 2023, JMU was designated a chapter of Every Campus a Refuge (ECAR), and now one class has started working to increase community awareness about ECAR and help local resettled refugees.
Feb 18 Savoring Furious Flower IV: The Worlds of Black Poetry
The fourth-ever Furious Flower Poetry Conference, held once a decade, was like a slow-cooked meal — rich and deeply nourishing.