By Sandra J. Peart, Dean and E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies and President of the Jepson Scholars Foundation
One of the joys of working at the Jepson School is that we offer some of the most intriguing lectures to our students and the wider community. This year, the John Marshall International Center for the Study of Statesmanship has
Read moreAt the Jepson School, we define good leadership as a process of influencing via the give-and-take of discussion, as opposed to the notion of leading by dictating. We introduce students to many influence-building exemplars. Our Leader-in-Residence Program offers students the
Read moreAs is our tradition, students and faculty reflected on leadership as the Jepson School of Leadership Studies welcomed a new class at Prelude, the ceremony at which we induct newly admitted students. The new class comprises 105 students, including seven
Read moreShortly after becoming dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies in August 2007, I had the good fortune to meet Dr. E. Bruce Heilman, University of Richmond chancellor and president emeritus. We began a friendship that would last until
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 moreDo good first. And worry about saving the world later. These words, attributed to University of Richmond’s beloved accounting professor, Dr. Joe Ben Hoyle, formed the cornerstone of Raegan Morris’ keynote remarks at Finale, the Jepson School’s senior recognition ceremony
Read moreCitizens of democracies often don’t understand issues well enough to vote in a way that reflects their best interests, according to political scientist Dr. Larry Bartels. He said even the few who are well informed and politically engaged generally vote
Read moreFacebook could throw a close election without most Americans even knowing it, Zeynep Tufekci told a capacity crowd at the Jepson Leadership Forum Feb. 13. The self-described technosociologist and associate professor at UNC School of Information and Library Science was quick
Read moreThose who study leadership sometimes measure characteristics in one dimension or another, with little regard for interrelationships among dimensions. In this view, good leaders are bold and visionary, willing to take risks, and socially conscious. Bad leaders are none of
Read more“Be bold.” In her telling, noted leadership scholar James MacGregor Burns offered this advice as Blanche Wiesen Cook began work on her three-volume biography of Eleanor Roosevelt. Dr. Cook, distinguished professor of history and women’s studies at John Jay College
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