Post by Tyler Strosnider, Honors Civic Engagement N.B. Profiles in Civic Leadership are written by Honors Civic Engagement students. Students selected individuals they believed to exemplify civic leadership, conducted interviews and wrote the profiles. I’m outside a door covered with messages of inspiration waiting for the infamous Sarah Taylor Mayhak: an SCOM professor known for... Continue Reading →
Primer prepared by Kasey Clayton, Honors Civic Engagement "Human trafficking robs victims of their basic human rights, and it occurs right under our noses. Many efforts have been focused in other regions of the world, but this is a major problem here at home.”-Blake Farenthold, Former US Representative “The swelling epidemic of human trafficking... Continue Reading →
Dr. Meg Mulrooney, associate vice provost and professor of history at James Madison University, has written a blog post on her research and work with students on how blackface on campus has functioned as a form of cultural violence against Black people. Below is an excerpt. Read the full post here. From 1908 until roughly... Continue Reading →
Post by Anna Connole (JMU, '20) and Shelby Taraba (JMU, '18), Madison Center Engagement Fellow On a rare 60-degree February day in the ‘Burg, the Madison Center, Dukes Vote and Women of Color at JMU popped up our tents on the Quad and brought Benny’s pizza to start a conversation with about how we can... Continue Reading →
On October 31, ICAD, Dukes Vote and the Madison Center are hosting a Tent Talk on The Quad from 12-2 pm with facilitated discussions on the national debt. Here's our primer.
By: Brooke Long, Brittany Loving, Yenifer Portelles, and Nick Anguiano (photo by The Citizen) For those of us who have lived or studied at JMU’s campus, we can argue that the “JMU bubble” is undeniable. Students become accustomed to operating their day-to-day responsibilities exclusively on campus, with the exception of the occasional Walmart visit or... Continue Reading →
Amy Lewis, College of Visual and Performing Arts Cultural Connections Artist-in-Residence, joined us for a discussion on "'Why #BlackLivesMatter for Music Education." Ms. Lewis’s reflected on her experience in music education, involvement in Black Lives Matter (Lansing Chapter) and connecting the principles of inclusivity, loving engagement and restorative justice to the power of teaching... Continue Reading →
Post by Shelby Taraba, Madison Center JMU Engagement Fellow, '18-'19 On Monday October 15th, Faith in Action gathered at the corner of E. Market Street and High Street in preparation for their march to Memorial Hall for the Criminal Community Justice Board Meeting to show the city of Harrisonburg their dedication as an organization to... Continue Reading →
Post by Anna Connole, Democracy Fellow On Wednesday September 26th, Diversity Education Empowerment Program (D.E.E.P) Impact* held a dialogue on environmental racism, which refers to socially marginalized racial minority communities which are subjected to disproportionate exposure of pollutants, the denial of access to sources of ecological benefits (such as clean air, water, and natural resources),... Continue Reading →
JMU Engagement Fellows join United Way's Community Tour on September 19, 2018 to learn about challenges faced by vulnerable populations in Harrisonburg and the community agencies and organizations that serve them. Post by Shelby Taraba, James Madison Center for Civic Engagement '18-'19 JMU Engagement Fellow On Wednesday September 19th, I had the privilege of attending... Continue Reading →
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