By Sandra J. Peart, Dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies
As 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
Read moreIn an address to a packed crowd, Dr. E. Bruce Heilman delivered a speech, brilliantly entitled “Why They Never Talked about It.” Chancellor Heilman, who was president of the University of Richmond from 1971-1986 and interim president from 1987-1988, leads
Read moreAt a recent Marshall Center lecture, Michael Zuckert opined that late twentieth century political theory scholars began to neglect the problem of statesmanship and focused too heavily on leadership. What’s the difference? In his view, the moral qualities of leadership
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