National security is front and center for UR grad
Alum Greg Hayken negotiates defense and national security contracts at CACI International, a Fortune 500 company.
Jepson School Dean’s Report
At the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, leadership is more than a subject — it’s a lived experience. The 2024–25 Dean’s Report celebrates how our students, faculty, and alumni bring leadership to life through challenging academic work, hands-on research, real-world experiences, and global engagement.
The Jepson Leadership Forum
The 2025-26 Jepson Leadership Forum, Game Changers: Rethinking Leadership in Sports, addresses the significance of sports in American life. We will explore sports in the contexts of ethical and effective leadership, cultural significance, the impact of analytics, and recent changes to the guidelines governing college and professional sports. Speakers will discuss these topics from a variety of perspectives, drawing on their personal experiences, academic research, and industry expertise.
A Faculty of Experts
Jepson faculty help students hone their leadership skills. They also hold prominent places in national and international media, providing insightful opinions and expert views on leadership and issues of the day.
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Alumni Who Lead
Graduates leave Richmond with knowledge of leadership frameworks and with the critical thinking and communication skills that enable them to excel in their chosen careers.
Feature Stories
UR Now: Student Experience
UR senior works to fight homelessness and improve health care access
Through her internship with SupportWorks Housing, Charlotte Tisdale is helping secure funding and create programs that tackle housing instability and health disparities.
Weighing the scales of justice
Presidential Scholars explore America’s commitment to justice through internships with the Virginia Poverty Law Center and the Legal Aid Society.
UR Now: Student Experience
Spiders turn a passion for baseball into front-office internships
From the bleachers to the big leagues, Emma Shirley and Will Scharpf learn what goes on behind the scenes of professional sports teams.
Media Releases
Student Scholars
Eight University of Richmond Graduates Awarded Scholarships to Study at Oxford
Eight recent graduates from the University of Richmond have been awarded full scholarships to continue their education at the University of Oxford.
Faculty Awards
University of Richmond Leadership Studies Professor Guzel Garifullina Receives Award for Journal Article
Garifullina has received the Frank Cass 2025 Prize for “Best Article” published in Democratization.
University of Richmond Faculty and Students Create Interactive Website Showcasing Housing and Education Research
New Live and Learn platform explores the relationship between housing segregation and education inequality.
University of Richmond’s Jepson School of Leadership Studies to Host History of Economics Society Conference June 27–30
More than 100 conference registrants from all over the world are attending the conference, which was held in Santiago, Chile, last year.
Scholars & Practitioners
Hoyt co-publishes article on how loneliness mindsets correlate to social and psychological well-being
Crystal Hoyt, professor of leadership studies and psychology, co-published the article "Loneliness mindsets: A new measurement approach and implications for predicting wellbeing" in Behavioral Sciences.
Hoyt co-publishes article on how mindsets about social mobility affect people's attitudes about those living in poverty
Crystal Hoyt, professor of leadership studies and psychology, co-published the article "Distinguishing between individual and societal socioeconomic mobility beliefs: Understanding attitudes toward those in poverty" in Group Processes & Intergroup Relations.
Bezio co-publishes chapter on the East India Company
Kristin Bezio, professor of leadership studies and Jepson School associate dean of academic affairs, published the chapter "A Case Study in Empire: The East India Company" in the edited volume Case Studies in Political Leadership published by Edward Elgar Publishing.
Bezio publishes chapter about invisible leadership in the Babington Plot
Kristin Bezio, professor of leadership studies and Jepson School associate dean of academic affairs, published the chapter "Making the Invisible Important: Invisible Leadership and the Case of the Babington Plot" in the edited volume Case Studies in Political Leadership published by Edward Elgar Publishing.
Upcoming Events
Media Placements
First RPS-Council joint meeting in 3 years produces good feelings, promises of more discussion
Education and leadership studies professor Tom Shields is quoted.
The return of ‘No Vote’ option is long overdue
Kazi ASM Nurul Huda, Cmelikova Visiting International Scholar in Leadership and Ethics at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, authored this piece.
If the Boss Works During Parental Leave, Does Everyone Else Have To?
Donelson Forsyth, emeritus professor of leadership studies, is quoted.
How I Learned That College Students Aren’t Snowflakes
Terry Price, a professor of leadership studies and philosophy, politics, economics, and law, authored this piece.