Being The Change
Being The Change is the official podcast of James Madison University. It features members of the JMU community who are combining intellect with action to live lives of purpose and meaning. The Being the Change podcast was conceived by Jim Heffernan (’96, ’17M), editor of Madison magazine, and Andy Perrine (’86), head of University Marketing and Branding. Thanks to Jenna Polk (’14, ’21M) and the team at Rose Library Studios, where the show is recorded by Steve Aderton (’19). Original music and episode production by Neal Perrine (’19).
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Episodes
3 hours ago
3 hours ago
Kay Coles James, JMU Board of Visitors member and chair of the presidential search committee, and Donna Harper (’77, ’81M, ’86Ed.S.), secretary of the committee, discuss progress in the search for the next president of James Madison University.
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
Wednesday Nov 06, 2024
JMU alumnus and entrepreneur Peter Denbigh (’02, ’11M), along with JMU VP of Research, Economic Development and Innovation (REDI) Dr. Anthony Tongen, discuss the imminent opening of a new cutting-edge co-working space in downtown Harrisonburg within the context of JMU's continued evolution as a national research university and regional economic engine.
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Work-based learning is taken to the next level through a partnership between JMU's multidisciplinary X-Labs and Ellucian, a global leader in edtech. X-Labs director Connie Frigo, student Bonnie Pohland and Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations Carrie Combs discuss the program's groundbreaking significance.
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Monday Oct 21, 2024
Suzanne Bergmeister, executive director of JMU's Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship, discusses the exciting and life-changing experience for students taking part in the Hisaoka-Pahlevani Challenge and other Gilliam Center programs.
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Sunday Oct 13, 2024
Join us as we discuss efforts to preserve and interpret a former boarding house in Harrisonburg's Northeast Neighborhood that was used by Black travelers during the Jim Crow era. The property is one of the few surviving "Green Book" houses dramatized in the Academy Award-winning film of the same name.
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Co-chairs of the JMU Task Force on Artificial Intelligence discuss their progress and what’s next for how AI at JMU.
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
Head of JMU Financial Aid Brad Barnett, also a national leader on the subject of financial aid in higher education, discusses how JMU is navigating the botched rollout of the Department of Education's new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
A conversation with JMU history professor and best-selling author Evan Friss and his wife, Amanda, who runs Parentheses Books in Harrisonburg.
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
A conversation with new A.D. Matt Roan about the Dukes' winning ways and the changing landscape of collegiate athletics.
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
Tuesday Aug 27, 2024
Host Andy Perrine (‘86) and Madison magazine editor Jim Heffernan (‘96, ‘17M) discuss plans for the podcast.