Nearing one full academic year with the service, JMU is now reevaluating which parts of TimelyCare to keep, increase and cut down as students share their experiences with its resources.

The Breeze / 05.04.23

JMU’s Board of Visitors approved tuition increases for the 2023-24 academic year. Although the motion passed, several members appointed to the board last year by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) voiced concerns about approving the increase at Friday’s meeting, especially because JMU’s fate in the Virginia state budget isn’t yet sealed.

The Breeze / 04.25.23

The Faculty Senate passed a resolution Thursday afternoon condemning JMU Provost and Senior Vice President for Student Affairs Heather Coltman alleging a lack of shared governance between administration and faculty and a culture of intimidation in hiring practices. Thirty-three of 42 voting senators supported the resolution.

The Breeze / 04.14.23

Hindsight is 20/20, or at least that was Monday's focus as Dr. Anthony Fauci and CNN Chief Domestic Correspondent Jim Acosta (’93) led a town hall at JMU to talk about lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and reflect on the mistakes and successes that have followed the U.S. throughout the global health crisis.

The Breeze / 04.04.23

Those closest to Joshua Mardis, one of three JMU students who died in a car accident in February, reflect on their time with him. He's remembered as kind, thoughtful and someone who always reached out to help other people.

The Breeze / 03.30.23

Faculty Senate passed a resolution, months in the making, asking senior leaders to create more transparent and accountable hiring guidelines within Academic Affairs.

The Breeze / 03.04.23

On Feb. 3, three families lost a son and a sibling, when John “Luke” Fergusson, Joshua Mardis and Nicholas Troutman died in a car accident. The families spoke to The Breeze to reflect on their loss and healing following the accident.

The Breeze / 03.02.23

JMU Faculty Senate did not abide by its pledge to follow state open meeting laws at Thursday's meeting by going into closed session without citing a reason or exemption and by not certifying the closed portion after it ended. Following publication of this article, the Senate asserts it isn't a public body and doesn't have to follow those laws.

The Breeze / 02.23.23

On Monday in Richmond, St. James's Episcopal Church was full to the brim with people honoring John "Luke" Fergusson, who died from the Feb. 2 car accident that killed two other JMU students.

The Breeze / 02.21.23

Sunday brought sunny weather to Richmond as hundreds of mourners gathered to remember the life and legacy of Nicholas Troutman, a JMU student who died in a Feb. 2 car accident alongside Joshua Mardis and John "Luke" Fergusson.

The Breeze / 02.20.23

Jim Acosta ('93) comes back to campus as much as he can. JMU was the best time of his life, he says, with a run for SGA president, working as the news director of WXJM and attending the university during the "electric zoo" era of JMU basketball.

The Breeze / 02.18.23

Following the deaths of three JMU students in a Feb. 3 car accident, friends and family are gathering to honor the lives of their loved ones. Hundreds of people came to Williamsburg Community Chapel on Friday to honor Joshua Mardis.

The Breeze / 02.18.23

Following the boycott of the Holocaust Remembrance event and its aftermath, The Breeze spoke with faculty members and JMU administration about how they plan to move forward.

The Breeze / 02.16.23

Around 2,000 JMU community members gathered on the Quad on Sunday night to mourn and honor the three students who died in a car accident Thursday night. Two other students, Campbell Fortune and Baird Weisleder, were seriously injured in the crash.

The Breeze / 02.09.23

JMU’s Faculty Senate heard two new resolutions at its Jan. 26 meeting — one calling for the Senate to condemn recent actions by Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Heather Coltman, the other demanding more accountability and transparency in the faculty hiring search process.

The Breeze / 01.27.23

Two dozen Jewish faculty, faculty emeriti and staff from JMU intend to boycott a “Holocaust-centered” lecture event planned for Jan. 26, the group said in a letter addressed to President Jonathan Alger, in which they say the planning of the program “disrespected and disparaged Jewish individuals, dismissed Jewish participation and failed to reflect the inclusive values that JMU purports to foster.”

The Breeze / 01.26.23

JMU Faculty Senate plans to introduce two resolutions at the Jan. 26 meeting that, if passed, would condemn recent actions of Provost Heather Coltman. The resolutions will be discussed and voted on at the following meeting on Feb. 23.

The Breeze / 01.25.23

The JMU Board of Visitors (BoV) introduced a new center for first-generation students, announced low-cost educational resource programs and heard a presentation on career outcomes and retention rates at its full-board meeting on Nov. 18.

The Breeze / 11.22.22

Following a mass shooting at the University of Virginia on Sunday that killed three member's of U.Va.'s football team, students across U.Va. and JMU have organized vigils and other memorials to grieve, stand in solidarity and honor the victims.

The Breeze / 11.17.22

JMU has stopped tracking COVID-19. The Stop the Spread dashboard, which used to include JMU’s COVID-19 positivity rates, vaccinations and other information regarding the pandemic and its hyperlocal effects, now acts purely as a resource page.

The Breeze / 09.08.22

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced nominees for the Board of Visitors (BoV) of universities across Virginia, including five new members for JMU. As Youngkin is Virginia’s first Republican governor since 2014, this could shift education initiatives across the commonwealth, and the BoV itself. The Breeze spoke with the new members about their goals for their terms and what they hope to bring to the table.

The Breeze / 09.08.22

The Breeze investigates the state of mental health at JMU, including new resources, national trends and counselor perspectives, following tragic events in the spring semester.

The Breeze / 08.18.22

Students gathered at the spirit rock Thursday afternoon to protest the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court, which would remove the constitutional right to abortion and leave abortion rights and restrictions up to state governments.

The Breeze / 05.06.22

General and school funds, the city's taxes and wages, and JMU polling places were the topics discussed at Tuesday's Harrisonburg City Council meeting.

The Breeze / 04.14.22

ONE IN FOUR college-aged women will experience unwanted sexual contact. The Breeze staff takes a deep dive into the state of sexual assault at JMU and around the country.

The Breeze / 03.30.22

Students occupied Alumnae Hall to share personal testimonies and mental health needs in the JMU community, and to advocate for several demands concerning mental health.

The Breeze / 02.10.22

After an individual was seen jumping from the Grace Street Parking Deck Monday afternoon, a candlelight vigil was quickly organized for that night. Nearly 1,000 members of the JMU community gathered to light a candle for those lost in recent tragedies and speak on mental health and suicide.

The Breeze / 02.08.22

With the start of February comes Black History Month — a time to educate people and honor Black history, experience and excellence, members of the Furious Flower Poetry Center said. Here's how the Center is planning to celebrate the month.

The Breeze / 02.03.22

Since the beginning of the pandemic, local volunteers have been translating public health messages about COVID-19 for Harrisonburg's non-English speaking communities. This is their story.

The Breeze / 09.30.21

A giant inflatable Duke Dog and a swarm of fans awaited the JMU softball team Tuesday as the players returned from their stint in the Women’s College World Series (WCWS). As the bus pulled up and around the driveway of Memorial Hall, the crowd held their signs high, chanting “J-M-U” with the force and fervor that only Dukes can.

The Breeze / 06.08.21

As this semester comes to an end, The Breeze spoke to multiple freshmen about their experiences over the past year. Many found that the quintessential college experience that they'd envisioned prior to arriving at JMU wouldn't become a reality in the COVID-19 era.

The Breeze / 04.29.21

In response to recent anti-Asian violence occurring across the country, Asian students, professors and graduates spoke up about discrimination and diversity on JMU's campus.

The Breeze / 04.08.21

The Canterbury Episcopal Campus Ministry house, on the corner of E. Grace Street and S. Main Street, was acquired by JMU by trading property last November. The ministry is using its new lot to construct another house and is nearing completion.

The Breeze / 04.07.21

Senior biology major Emily Thompson has spent two years studying red-sided garter snakes in her honors research lab with periodic trips to Manitoba, Canada, to collect data.

The Breeze / 03.31.21

With a background in English and photography, JMU alumna Wendy Maybury (’99) switched paths and is pursuing a career in stand-up comedy in Wisconsin.

The Breeze / 03.04.21

CNN struggled with ratings before Donald Trump rose to power and captured the attention of the nation. How will the news network and its cable competitors fare under what's likely to be a less controversial president?

The Breeze / 02.08.21

JMU student Keeley Yokley has over 13,000 followers on her fitness Instagram page, @kiwifitsta, and strives to inspire others with her workout content. Yokley has made it her mission to inspire others, promote body positivity and make her account an inclusive space for all types and levels of fitness.

The Breeze / 01.28.21

JMU alumna Jennifer Marshall (’01) launched This Is My Brave, a nonprofit with the mission of raising conversations around mental health and destigmatizing mental health disorders through theatre performances.

The Breeze / 01.21.21

Harrisonburg coffee shops saw sudden sales drops as the pandemic redefined normal, but some are coming back stronger than ever. The Madison Business Review spoke with four cafe owners to hear how business has been after a horrific spring and a dull summer. Here are their stories.

The Breeze / 11.30.20

Among the several small businesses that fell to the ground after the local explosion was Naza Salon & Barber Shop. This was a small family business that was just taking off.

The Breeze / 10.27.20

Combating climate change through the Green New Deal is a massive economic risk given its exorbitant cost, but Senator Bernie Sanders thinks it would pay for itself. Can the U.S. afford to tackle climate change, or can it not afford not to?

The Breeze / 10.07.20

With $247 and an American dream, JMU instructor Javier Calleja left Uruguay in 2000 and settled in Harrisonburg where he experienced homelessness. Now, he has hope for the future, inspiring students along the way.

The Breeze / 09.16.20

While conventional wisdom may be that President Trump's agenda is better for big businesses and the economy, Joe Biden's plan to stop COVID-19 could be better for the economy and investors.

The Breeze / 09.09.20

On Sept. 1, JMU administration announced that classes will temporarily move to all online Sept. 7, and that all on-campus residents return home by that date. Here's the community's response.

The Breeze / 09.03.20

Locals Kevin Phaup, Adrienne Hooker and Jeff Guinn struck up a community effort to provide masks and face shields to local organizations in need of personal protective equipment.

The Breeze / 08.20.20

New media such as podcasts are up and coming. In this JMU English class, students came together to create the "Harrisonburg 360" podcast, which highlights the humanity of immigrants in the city.

The Breeze / 07.31.20

Instead of receiving diplomas, college graduates got tossed into the most challenging job market since the Financial Crisis while unemployment went from a 50-year low to a 80-year high.

The Breeze / 07.06.20

The shuttering of shops across the nation due to the pandemic has crippled countless small businesses, which have been disproportionately harmed by mandated closings. Some may never recover.

The Breeze / 06.10.20

Harrisonburg Makers Help is a group making masks for local healthcare workers. They're currently working with almost 100 people in the state to serve the community.

The Breeze / 04.24.20

Though most students can't remain on campus, some still celebrated Transgender Day of Visibility and what it means to be a Duke who represents an underrepresented community.

The Breeze / 03.31.20

Transfer students may often face adversity when entering a new school they're unfamiliar with. Here are the stories of a few transfer students and how they've overcome those barriers.

The Breeze / 01.30.20

Sophomores José Alvarado and Ryan Essex created Andromède, a minimalist fashion company after coming to the conclusion that successful people lead minimalistic lives.

The Breeze / 01.22.20

Madison Equality is the oldest LGBTQ organization on JMU's campus. It draws on a wealth of history as it cares for its current members, and hopes to embrace the LGBTQ community and make their voices heard.

The Breeze / 12.29.19