Editing James Madison University (section)

== Organization and administration ==

=== Colleges ===
{{Main|James Madison University College of Arts and Letters|James Madison University College of Business}}

The College of Visual and Performing Arts includes three schools: the School of Art, Design, and Art History; the School of Music; and the School of Theatre and Dance.

In September 2010,<ref>{{cite web |author=Sarah Sager |date=September 8, 2010 |title=JMU Forbes Center for Performing Arts Officially Opens |url=http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/102417599.html |accessdate=October 7, 2010 |publisher=Gray Television, Inc. |archive-date=March 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307152504/http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/102417599.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> the college opened the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, a complex composed of two connected buildings: the Estes Center for Theatre and Dance and the Roberts Center for Music Performance.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Forbes Center |url=http://www.jmu.edu/jmuarts/forbescenter/ |accessdate=October 7, 2010 |publisher=James Madison University |archive-date=January 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102010141/http://www.jmu.edu/jmuarts/forbescenter/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The $82 million facility was funded by a Virginia higher-education bond package.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ken Slack |date=June 29, 2010 |title=JMU Opens New Performing Arts Center |url=http://www.nbc29.com/story/12654431/jmu-opens-new-performing-arts-center?redirected=true |accessdate=October 7, 2010 |publisher=WorldNow and WVIR |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232959/http://www.nbc29.com/story/12654431/jmu-opens-new-performing-arts-center?redirected=true |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Board of Visitors ===
Like all public universities in Virginia, James Madison is governed by a [[Board of Visitors]] appointed by the [[Governor of Virginia]].<ref name="JMU Institutional Governance">{{cite web|url=http://www.jmu.edu/centennialcelebration/governance.shtml|title=Institutional Governance|access-date=November 12, 2006|publisher=JMU Centennial Office|archive-date=November 14, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114013136/http://www.jmu.edu/centennialcelebration/governance.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to the 15 members appointed by the governor, the speaker of the Faculty Senate and an elected student representative serve as representatives for the faculty and the student body respectively. The appointed members serve for a maximum of two consecutive four-year terms, while the student representative is limited to two one-year terms. The faculty representative serves for as long as he or she remains the speaker of the JMU Faculty Senate.<ref name="JMU Institutional Governance" /> Some appointed members of note include former presidential candidate [[Carly Fiorina]] and former first lady of Virginia, Susan Allen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=report |first=-staff |title=Former JMU Board of Visitors member Carly Fiorina announces bid for president |url=https://www.breezejmu.org/news/former-jmu-board-of-visitors-member-carly-fiorina-announces-bid-for-president/article_5010fecc-f273-11e4-892c-637ceda41504.html |access-date=May 2, 2022 |website=The Breeze |date=May 4, 2015 |language=en |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405183338/https://www.breezejmu.org/news/former-jmu-board-of-visitors-member-carly-fiorina-announces-bid-for-president/article_5010fecc-f273-11e4-892c-637ceda41504.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Turning Point Suffragist Memorial » TPSMA Honorary Board Members |url=https://suffragistmemorial.org/tpsma-honorary-board-members/ |access-date=May 2, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=May 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504121345/https://suffragistmemorial.org/tpsma-honorary-board-members/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== President ===
Charlie King currently serves as interim president. He will serve until June 30, 2025, or until a new president is selected.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Ashlyn |title=Charlie King Chosen As JMU's Interim President |url=https://www.dnronline.com/news/charlie-king-chosen-as-jmus-interim-president/article_97761fe7-06cb-5e78-a3c1-e2dd2e91178a.html |access-date=May 13, 2024 |work=Daily News-Record |date=April 19, 2024 |archive-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513013438/https://www.dnronline.com/news/charlie-king-chosen-as-jmus-interim-president/article_97761fe7-06cb-5e78-a3c1-e2dd2e91178a.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jonathan Alger]] previously served as the university's sixth president until he became the president of [[American University]] on July 1, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BREAKING: Jonathan Alger named 16th president of American University - The Eagle |url=https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2024/03/breaking-jonathan-alger-named-16th-president-of-american-university |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=www.theeagleonline.com |language=en |archive-date=March 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318183830/https://www.theeagleonline.com/article/2024/03/breaking-jonathan-alger-named-16th-president-of-american-university |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Presidents of JMU ====
* [[Julian Ashby Burruss]] (1908–1919)
* [[Samuel Page Duke]] (1919–1949)
* [[G. Tyler Miller]] (1949–1971)
* [[Ronald E. Carrier]] (1971–1998)
* [[Linwood H. Rose]] (1999–2012)
* [[Jonathan R. Alger]] (2012–2024)
* Charlie King (interim; 2024–present)
* [[James C. Schmidt]] (expected to take office July 2025)