By Sandra J. Peart, Dean and E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies and President of the Jepson Scholars Foundation
Today 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 moreRecently I attended a conference on the administrative state. I and 11 others, including legal scholars, historians, economists, and political scientists, wrote papers for the conference. We subsequently spent six hours each day of the conference discussing and commenting on
Read moreAt the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, we proudly declare that we teach for and about leadership. Our signature Leader-in-Residence Program accomplishes both of these goals. Leaders from all walks of life visit the School to discuss their experiences and
Read moreVirginians have been preoccupied with the news from the governor’s, lieutenant governor’s, and attorney general’s offices for more than a week. At the Jepson School, as elsewhere, faculty, staff, and students alike are deeply disappointed by the racist image on
Read moreAs readers know, I am teaching a class this semester on competition, cooperation, and choice. We have already had fascinating discussions about the conflicting incentives people face in individual and group settings. Students raised good questions about whether reputation effects
Read moreLast week I wrote about leadership across differences and looked to John McCain as an exemplar of the all-too-rare phenomenon of politicians who lead across the gulf separating contemporary political parties. But not everyone agrees that leaders can or should
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