Associated Teachers
Some visiting scholars teach special topics courses or enjoy short-term residencies at the School. Others associated with the School are adjuncts who are hired to teach particular classes some terms. Virtually all Jepson courses are taught by tenured or tenure-track faculty. The Jepson School does not use teaching assistants.
2009-10 Visiting Scholars
Visiting Fulbright Scholar
Dr. Ruth Capriles
Jepson Hall, Room 245
Office: (804) 287-6451
Fax: (804) 287-6062
E-mail: rcapriles@richmond.edu
A native of Venezuela, Dr. Ruth Capriles has witnessed a recent political shift in her home country that has resulted in a state-controlled economy, state-run media, and a sole political party. As a result of this shift, Dr. Capriles, a political scientist with grounding in cultural management, sees a need to teach students about the values of democracy. During her time at Jepson, she plans to study the Jepson School's model for teaching leadership to design a leadership program for her university in Venezuela. In addition, she will conduct research on emotions as a way to understand leadership and political processes. Dr. Capriles has taught courses such as Ethical Foundations of Democracy, Contemporary Ethical Problems, and Business Ethics and Leadership, both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She was awarded the Municipal Prize in Narrative Literature in 1992 and in 1996 received the National Prize in Scientific Research in Social Sciences from Conicit, the National Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. She has published several works on corruption, including a dictionary of corruption, and on topics in business history, business, work and public ethics in Venezuela. Her most recent book is The Red Book of Ressentiment about recent events in Venezuela. She holds a doctorate in political science from the Central University of Venezuela and a postgraduate degree in cultural management.
John Marshall Visiting Research Fellow
Dr. Hugh Liebert
Jepson Hall, Room 130
Office: (804) 484-1436
Fax: (804) 287-6062
E-mail: hliebert@richmond.edu
The John Marshall visiting research fellow for 2009-10, Dr. Hugh Liebert is working on a book-length study of political ambition and its relationship to political form, expanding the themes of his dissertation and exploring the relevance of Plutarch's Lives to contemporary challenges in understanding the nature of leadership. His research interests include the history of political thought, theories of political ambition, nationalism and globalization, and ancient and modern political biography. He has taught courses such as Introduction to Political Thought, Classics of Social and Political Thought, and Modern Political Theory: Liberal Democracy and the Birth of Economics at the University of Chicago and Furman University. Dr. Liebert received his bachelor's degree in social studies from Harvard University. He received his master's and doctorate in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago.