Remembering those we’ve lost

Last September, we lost two precious members of the College of Arts and Letters community.

"A Fresh Commitment and Real Opportunity"

For over a decade, the Whitten Maher Memorial Scholarship has celebrated the work of creative and principled communicators who express the most fundamental emotional truths.

Welcome Mollie Stambler, Ph.D.

Mollie Stambler, Ph.D., has completed a variety of different projects from historical archival research to usability testing/UX to surveys and interviews.

The Heart of Administrative Service

Sandra Purington, Senior Administrative Assistant in the School of Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication (WRTC), is a vital part of the administration in our college.

Writing the Headlines

Senior Grant Johnson (‘24) has become adept at time-management skills while at JMU — if only to ensure he finds campus parking. The editor-in-chief of The Breeze, he interned with The Washington Post last summer.

Teaching Rhetoric and Cultural Awareness

Ja’La Wourman creates classrooms to help students share and explore freely as they develop frameworks for writing and communication that honor their identities, backgrounds and cultures.

ISAT alum applies biotech skills to defense intelligence career

Kelly Davidhizar's career spans the globe thanks to the diverse skill set she learned in ISAT.