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Residential Colleges Awarded Creating Inclusive Excellence Grant
January 15, 2021
James Madison College, Lyman Briggs College, and the Residential College of Arts and Humanities have been awarded a Creating Inclusive Excellence Grant to create a Residential Colleges Advancing Racial Equity and Advocacy (AREA) Program.
Professor Robert Brathwaite Awarded Council on Foreign Relations Fellowship
December 18, 2020
Professor Robert Brathwaite recently received a Council on Foreign Relations Fellowship
Alumnus Landon Fortenberry Awarded Rangel Fellowship
December 16, 2020
JMC alumnus Landon Fortenberry was recently awarded a highly competitive 2021 Rangel Fellowship to study in a graduate program that aims to prepare outstanding young people for careers in the Foreign Service.
Professor Lisa Cook and Dr. Amber Benton Win Excellence in Diversity Awards
December 15, 2020
JMC faculty and staff members Professor Lisa Cook and Dr. Amber Benton have been named two of Michigan State University’s Excellence in Diversity Award winners for 2021.
Professor Yael Aronoff Releases New Co-Edited Book
December 3, 2020
Ten leading scholars and practitioners of politics, political science, anthropology, Israel studies, and Middle East affairs address the theme of continuity and change in political culture as a tribute to Professor Myron (Mike) J. Aronoff whose work on political culture has built conceptual and methodological bridges between political science and anthropology.
Alumnus Christopher Burtley Named to Governor's Black Leadership Advisory Council
November 13, 2020
Alumnus Christopher Burtley (IR '12) has been selected to serve on the Governor's Black Leadership Advisory Council.
Professor Lisa Cook Named to Biden-Harris Transition Team
November 11, 2020
Michigan State University economist Dr. Lisa Cook has been selected to serve on President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris's transition team. Dr. Cook is a professor within the Department of Economics in the College of Social Science at MSU, as well as a Professor of International Relations in the James Madison College.
Two JMC Professors Receive 2020 #iteachmsu Educator Award
November 10, 2020
A new initiative at MSU recognizes educators in the community who contribute to the university’s teaching and learning mission. The Thank an Educator initiative, which launched in 2018 through #iteachmsu at the MSU Hub for Innovation in Learning and Technology, is a community-led effort aimed at valuing and celebrating the contributions that so many make to MSU.
Four JMC Students, One Alumna Nominated for Prestigious Scholarships
October 19, 2020
Michigan State University has nominated four JMC undergraduate students an alumna for nationally competitive graduate school scholarships: the Marshall Scholarship, the Mitchell Scholarship and the Rhodes Scholarships. All of the scholarships support students attending graduate school in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
Four JMC Students, One Alumna Nominated for Prestigious Scholarships
October 19, 2020
Michigan State University nominated four JMC undergraduate students an alumna for nationally competitive graduate school scholarships: the Marshall Scholarship, the Mitchell Scholarship and the Rhodes Scholarships.
JMC Senior Abii-Tah Chungong Bih Named Finalist for Global Rhodes Scholarship
October 14, 2020
Abii-Tah Chungong Bih is an Honors College senior majoring in international relations, and comparative cultures and politics from James Madison College. She is a MasterCard Foundation Scholar from Cameroon, which is a global program aimed at “developing Africa’s next generation of leaders” who will transform their countries.
$1M grant from Luce Foundation launches interdisciplinary program on Mekong sustainability
July 23, 2020
A Michigan State University interdisciplinary team of faculty and staff is working to foster environmental justice in Southeast Asia. The Henry Luce Foundation’s Initiative on Southeast Asia, or LuceSEA, is providing $1 million in funding to help create the Mekong Culture WELL project.
JMC Professors Receive Inaugural Ken and Sandy Waltzer Teaching Excellence Award
June 11, 2020
James Madison College professors Colleen Tremonte and Daniel Ahlquist have been selected by the Faculty Affairs Committee as the first two recipients of the Ken and Sandy Waltzer Teaching Excellence Awards.
MSUFCU Best Paper Awards Announced
June 10, 2020
Three James Madison College students have been selected for the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union Dean’s Choice Award Scholarship for Best Paper in Public and International Affairs.
JMC Human Rights Lab Assists Gasoil Smuggling Investigation
June 8, 2020
James Madison College's Human Rights Lab's analysis of satellite imagery will be used as evidence in a legal case by TRIAL International against smugglers of Libyan gasoil.
JMC & MSU Libraries Receive Largest Gifts in Histories
May 29, 2020
Research scientist Keelung Hong has made a $6.1 million gift to Michigan State University in honor of his spouse, alumnus Stephen O. Murray, a sociologist, anthropologist and independent scholar who died in 2019. This is the largest cash gift in the history of Jamesl Madison College and the MSU Libraries.
Dr. Linda Racioppi Recommended to be JMC Interim Dean
April 14, 2020
Linda Racioppi, associate dean for research and professor in James Madison College, will be recommended as interim dean of the college, succeeding Sherman Garnett, who is stepping down as dean after two decades of service.
JMC Senior Awarded James C. Gaither Fellowship
March 11, 2020
Vishnu Kannan, a Michigan State University student interested in international affairs, was awarded a nationally competitive research assistant fellowship through the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C.