By Sandra J. Peart, Dean and E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies and President of the Jepson Scholars Foundation
Yesterday we celebrated with educators throughout Richmond and Virginia when Richmond Public Schools high school teacher Rodney Robinson was named the 2019 National Teacher of the Year. Only a week ago, Mr. Robinson was speaking to Jepson School of Leadership
Read moreNous sommes avec vous. Such was our predominant sentiment as we watched the horrific fire at Notre Dame Cathedral Monday. People the world over were deeply moved by the images of the burning cathedral. We experienced a deep sense of
Read moreYesterday at noon, the University of Richmond launched its first-ever giving day, UR Here. Spiders everywhere are coming together for 36 hours to give back to the University and we at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies are encouraging our
Read moreIn my seminar class at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, my students and I have been reading John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty and thinking about its relevance in our world of hyper-critical speech and online insults. Readers of these
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