By Sandra J. Peart, Dean and E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies and President of the Jepson Scholars Foundation
Today I am pleased to welcome alumnus and Jepson Alumni Corps member Braxton Bragg, ’06, and alumna Brittney Quinones, ’13, as guest bloggers. They have been facilitating the Jepson School of Leadership Studies’ new alumni-student mentoring program. Their post is
Read moreLeadership takes many forms: Some lead through their ability to create and sustain a vision. Others use their gift of rhetoric to inspire and galvanize followers. Some implement strategies to reform entrenched systems and promote new ways of doing things.
Read moreToday I welcome guest blogger Eliana Fleischer. Her essay “Why George Floyd’s Killer Will End Up Like Eric Garner’s Killer: Unpunished” was first published in Medium on May 30 and is republished below. Eliana is a 2020 graduate of the
Read moreRichmond, like cities across the country, has seen protests erupt daily during the past week. Although the murder of George Floyd was the catalyst, the intensity of the protests points to a larger narrative—one of systemic racism that has marred
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