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 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 moreI worry a great deal about the recent rise in nationalism, the tendency to stress national characteristics and superiority. I’m more sanguine about patriotism, a love of place and people without the assumption of being better than others. Political leaders
Read moreDoes our democracy work? The Jepson Leadership Forum explored this question throughout the academic year, hosting a politician (Levar Stoney), political advisor (Melody Barnes), historian (Blanche Wiesen Cook), and experts on poverty (Peter Edelman), elections (Larry Bartels), and technology (Zeynep
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 moreOn what grounds might we feel confident we’ve chosen a good leader? This question has preoccupied political theorists for centuries. It is one of many questions that now preoccupies voters in Virginia. Adam Smith argued we should accept leaders drawn
Read moreMy research has focused on the struggle to widen the franchise in 19th century England. It’s an incredible story, one that ultimately has a happy ending, as the franchise was extended. Along the way, important moral philosophers, such as John
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