By Sandra J. Peart, Dean and E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies and President of the Jepson Scholars Foundation
Facebook 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 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 moreAs I return to my day-to-day decanal job after attending the International Adam Smith Society (IASS) conference, I reflect on my role leading a small, nonprofit academic society. Slightly less than half of IASS members are from the U.S. We have
Read more“We need to be very careful of the memories we choose and how we deploy those memories to serve particular ends,” Jepson School professor Julian Hayter told those assembled at the University of Richmond’s kick-off MLK Day event. Most of
Read moreAs readers know, we have recently undertaken an extensive renovation in Jepson Hall, transforming an auditorium into our new ethics suite, comprising a state-of-the-art classroom, small conference room, and offices. I was excited to watch the progress of the renovations
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
Read moreIn the late nineteenth century, the economist F. Y. Edgeworth foresaw the development of the hedonometer, a tool that would measure the pleasure a person felt as a result of consuming various goods. The device would allow us to compare
Read more“There is no such thing as the good old days.” This was perhaps the most striking remark at the recent University of Richmond alumni event in Washington, D.C. A conversation between President Ronald Crutcher and Dr. Julian Hayter of the
Read moreAs Aretha Franklin’s health was failing, accolades poured in. Her natural talent and hard work catapulted her to fame and made her the preeminent singer of her time. But she was so much more than that — she was an
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