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.

Schmidt is the top official, or chancellor, at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, a role he has held since 2013.

James Schmidt has been named as the new president of James Madison University, and he looks to stay focused on student opportunities amid President Trump’s executive order to end government funding to ...

opting for the era’s formal attire and the honorific of “Mr. President” to underscore his status as an elected civilian. He ...

Because none of the candidates won a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives chose the president. 16. James Madison (fourth president) ranked highly for "moral authority." ...

The chief instrument of limitation is the separation of powers, the brainchild of James Madison. The late Justice Antonin ...

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 ...

After 12 years of leading UW-Eau Claire, Chancellor James Schmidt is stepping down July 1. He has announced he will become ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - The future of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will look different after the departure of Chancellor James Schmidt. Schmidt announced earlier this week he would be leaving ...