The 2019-20 Jepson Leadership Forum examines the benefits, pitfalls, and challenges facing the next generation as it navigates an online world with global influence on politics, economics, and society. Experts in the fields of technology, journalism, politics, and education will share their thoughts on how an increasingly powerful digital space affects both leadership and followership.
Jepson: Because the world needs leadership
Educating students for and about leadership
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A faculty of experts
Faculty serve as resources for 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
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An Informed Community
Nationally and internationally known visitors and speakers from wide-ranging backgrounds build a community dialogue around leadership
The 2019-20 Jepson Leadership Forum examines the benefits, pitfalls, and challenges facing the next generation as it navigates an online world with global influence on politics, economics, and society. Experts in the fields of technology, journalism, politics, and education will share their thoughts on how an increasingly powerful digital space affects both leadership and followership.
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The John Marshall International Center for the Study of Statesmanship hosts speakers who examine and discuss the problems and prospects of leadership, constitutionalism, political economy, politics, and ethical reasoning.
The John Marshall International Center for the Study of Statesmanship hosts speakers who examine and discuss the problems and prospects of leadership, constitutionalism, political economy, politics, and ethical reasoning.
Jepson & Your Career
@JepsonSchool on Twitter
- RT @urichmond: Welcome home, #Richmond2023. 🕷❤️💙 https://t.co/DUJXYhOqoP
- "The most interesting games ... offer opportunities for players to work with each other to obtain a shared goal. Th… https://t.co/nJjMSdzWOu
- #ICYMI, check out this @RTDNEWS story on Lina Tori Jan, '19, whose perseverance and courage in the face of Taliban… https://t.co/bQC18y3G17
- RT @URNews2Use: Lina Tori Jan, a #urichmond senior is interviewed by Public Radio Int’l which stems from an article by @RTDNEWS Discover Ri…
- RT @URNews2Use: Voted #RVA’s 2nd ‘best speaker series’ by @RichmondMag, this year’s @JepsonSchool Leadership Forum will host experts in the…
- Senior Emma Nash used lessons learned in her #leadershipstudies and psychology classes to communicate with young pa… https://t.co/xA0HUsLeCy
- RT @JepsonSchool: College students exposed to a growth mindset intervention are more likely to demonstrate confidence and persistence in pu…
- Don't miss the 2019-20 Jepson Leadership Forum speaker series, "Digital Dystopias: Truth and Representation in the… https://t.co/8E7dqK1jyJ
- Classes begin 1 week from today! Bring it on, #Spiders! #Countdown 🕷️🤗 https://t.co/eZOoPdw1eW
- "Critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and grit are just a few examples of the skills acquired in my four year… https://t.co/RXKxdjCp2u
- #LeadershipStudies and @URLawSchool students who participated in a @urichmond study-abroad program at… https://t.co/tepjxcT1YS
- College students exposed to a growth mindset intervention are more likely to demonstrate confidence and persistence… https://t.co/j16DiVJVmt
- Dean @speart looks to the Canadian health care consortia model for inspiration on how colleges and universities mig… https://t.co/KFMKHal6ps
- RT @URNews2Use: #ICYMI @JepsonSchool anthropologist Chris von Rueden has published a new study that looks at how cooperation in men impacts…
- "America is defined by our diversity, and success in life ... requires forming relationships and bonds with differe… https://t.co/a8C67BhQnW
- Lina Tori Jan, '20, who grew up in the shadow of the Taliban, is now free to pursue her dream of a college educatio… https://t.co/Jm1dwb7FY3
- RT @urichmond: This week's #SpiderSpotting takes us to Vietnam where Jessica Nadel, '19, and Collin Zucker, '18, showed off their #SpiderPr…
- "Professional success has always been about working successfully with people. #Leadershipstudies prepared me beauti… https://t.co/Uz9EOBYlhr
- "The finding that status depends on cooperation provides insight into why human societies ... are relatively egalit… https://t.co/gyQALKEeGz
Scholars & Practitioners
von Rueden publishedChristopher von Rueden, associate professor of leadership studies, published "Making and Unmaking Egalitarianism in Small-Scale Human Societies" in Current Opinion Psychology.
Hoyt publishedCrystal Hoyt, professor of leadership studies and psychology, co-published "A Growth Mindset Intervention: Enhancing Students' Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Career Development," in the journal Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.
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von Rueden published
Christopher von Rueden, associate professor of leadership studies, co-published "The Dynamics of Men's Cooperation and Social Status in a Small-Scale Society" in The Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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Hoyt published
Dr. Crystal Hoyt, professor of leadership studies and psychology, co-published with three other researchers "Mindsets of Addiction: Implications for Treatment Intentions" in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology.
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Hoyt published
Dr. Crystal Hoyt, professor of leadership studies and psychology, co-published with five other researchers "A Growth Mind-Set Intervention Improves Interest but Not Academic Performance in the Field of Computer Science," in Social Psychological and Personality Science.
Bezio ArticleKristin Bezio, associate professor of leadership studies, recently published the article “‘Munday I Sweare Shalbee a Hollidaye’: The Politics of Anthony Munday, from Anti-Catholic Spy to Civic Pageanteer (1579-1630)” in the journal Études Anglaises.
Williamson keynotes conferenceDr. Thad Williamson of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies gave the keynote address at the Political Philosophy Conference, "Equality and Democracy in Local and City Government," in York, England, on Jan. 7, 2019. An associate professor of leadership studies and philosophy, politics, economics and law, Williamson has both academic and practical expertise in local and city government.
Hayter appointed to History and Culture CommissionRichmond Mayor Levar Stoney appointed Julian Hayter, associate professor of leadership studies, to his new nine-member History and Culture Commission.
Lee named to Leadership CouncilDr. Lauranett Lee, visiting lecturer of leadership studies, was named a charter member of the St. John's Church Foundation Leadership Council.
Health EthicsJess Flanigan is a professor of leadership studies and philosophy, politics, economics, and law. Her research addresses public health ethics, and people’s rights in regards to healthcare decisions. She is the author of Pharmaceutical Freedom: Why Patients Have a Right to Self-Medicate and is currently exploring the ethics of healthcare decisions regarding pregnancy and birth.
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The Jepson School started the academic year with a bang! University of Richmond recognized four #leadershipstudies faculty members Wednesday at Colloquy: Javier Hidalgo received #URichmond’s Distinguished Educator Award, and Jessica Flanigan, Crystal Hoyt, and David Wilkins were appointed to endowed positions. #SpiderPride 🕷❤️💙https://news.richmond.edu/features/article/-/16521/jepson-faculty-recognized-at-colloquy-university-honors-jepson-faculty-with-award-endowed-positions-.html
"The most interesting games ... offer opportunities for players to work with each other to obtain a shared goal. That’s why ... leadership opportunities emerge over the course of play," writes Dean Sandra Peart. #leadership #LeadershipSpeculations https://blog.richmond.edu/leadershipspeculations/2019/08/21/leadership-and-games/
Senior Emma Nash used lessons learned in her #leadershipstudies and psychology classes to communicate with young patients at her World Pediatric Project internship this summer. University of Richmond University of Richmond School of Arts & Sciences University of Richmond Field Hockey #SpiderPride 🕷️❤️💙https://news.richmond.edu/features/article/-/16501/emma-nash-20-senior-uses-creative-communication-to-interact-with-patients.html
Voted Richmond’s 2nd ‘best speaker series’ by Richmond Magazine in 2019, this year’s Jepson Leadership Forum will host experts in the fields of technology, journalism, politics, and education to explore the increasingly powerful digital space and how it impacts leadership. #JepsonForum https://news.richmond.edu/releases/article/-/16512/ur-jepson-school-of-leadership-studies-popular-speaker-series-examines-leadership-in-the-age-of-the-internet.html
"Critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and grit are just a few examples of the skills acquired in my four years at Jepson that have set me up with success in a new industry and a new city." ~ Oliver Lee, senior associate, Oxeon Partners. Our alumni are #LeadingTheWay and raising the profile of the Jepson School! https://jepson.richmond.edu/about/support.html
College students exposed to a growth mindset intervention are more likely to demonstrate confidence and persistence in pursuing entrepreneurial projects, according to a recent study co-authored by #leadershipstudies and psychology professor Crystal Hoyt. https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/XFCSNVHXBKHQSMTGPQFT/full
These #LeadershipStudies and University of Richmond School of Law students participated in a University of Richmond study-abroad program at University of Cambridge this summer and also spent a weekend visiting Budapest. #SpidersAbroad #FlashbackFriday 🕷️🌍
Dean Sandra Peart looks to the Canadian health care consortia model for inspiration on how colleges and universities might contain costs. #LeadershipSpeculations https://blog.richmond.edu/leadershipspeculations/2019/08/14/how-the-canadian-health-care-consortia-model-could-help-us-contain-higher-education-costs/
"America is defined by our diversity, and success in life, civic and personal, requires forming relationships and bonds with different kinds of people," writes #leadershipstudies prof Thad Williamson in a Style Weekly oped. He supports a proposal to combine and integrate two Richmond Public Schools elementary schools. https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/opinion-moving-forward/Content?oid=14968581
Lina Tori Jan, '20, who grew up in the shadow of the Taliban, is now free to pursue her dream of a college education at University of Richmond, where she is majoring in #leadershipstudies and political science. University of Richmond School of Arts & Sciences University of Richmond-Bonner Center for Civic Engagement Richmond Times-Dispatch #SpiderPride 🕷❤️💙 https://www.richmond.com/discover-richmond/how-a-university-of-richmond-student-wouldn-t-let-the/article_833e70cd-085d-5e60-934a-b190de46cc7f.html
"Professional success has always been about working successfully with people," says Ashley Bolding, '06, IBM global events experience strategist. "#Leadershipstudies prepared me beautifully for this through teaching analytical thinking and communication styles and by hands-on practice." Our alumni are #LeadingTheWay in raising the profile of the Jepson School. https://jepson.richmond.edu/about/support.html
"The finding that status depends on cooperation provides insight into why human societies ... are relatively egalitarian compared to other primates," says #leadershipstudies prof Chris von Rueden about his research. #leadership https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-08/mpif-cwh080519.php
"We face the urgent task of broadening rather than narrowing our understanding of religious freedom," writes University of Richmond visiting professor Corey Walker. Walker teaches at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies and the University of Richmond School of Arts & Sciences. #leadershipstudies https://www.religiousfreedomcenter.org/beyond-a-politics-of-nostalgia-religious-freedom-and-the-ends-of-democracy/
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Cooperation with high-status individuals may increase one's own status, according to the research findings of University of Richmond #leadershipstudies professor Christopher von Rueden and Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology's Daniel Redhead. Daily Mail Online https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7332035/Spending-time-high-status-people-increase-social-standing-scientists-discover.html
Students in the incoming Class of 2023 tell her "the University of Richmond has a reputation as a 'hot' school ... and the Jepson School of Leadership Studies is one component of this “hot” reputation," writes Dean Sandra Peart. #LeadershipSpeculations 🕷️🔥 https://blog.richmond.edu/leadershipspeculations/2019/08/07/welcome-to-the-jepson-school-web-class-of-2023/
Teaser alert! "Towards an Economics of Natural Equals," the forthcoming book by George Mason University professor David Levy and Jepson School of Leadership Studies Dean Sandra Peart, is getting rave reviews! Check it out at https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/towards-an-economics-of-natural-equals/8BFAF197C4ACF4724B70AC398C18A5A0
Jepson alumnus Luke Parsons, '10, has his hands full with sons and future leaders, Ryland and Roark! 🕷️❤️💙 👨👦👦
"I see a direct connection between what I studied in class and what I see everyday as a consultant for federal organizations, especially in regards to emotional intelligence." ~ Dave Fishman, '18, consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton. Our alumni are #LeadingTheWay and raising the profile of the Jepson School: https://jepson.richmond.edu/about/support.html.
Dr. Lauranett Lee encourages visitors to Historic Jamestowne to consider how the faith of enslaved Africans "continues and evolves in this new landscape despite the adversity and the cruel lives that they had to endure.” Lee is a visiting lecturer at the Jepson School and adjunct assistant professor at the University of Richmond School of Professional & Continuing Studies. Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2019/08/01/angela-a-first-african-tells-her-story-in-jamestown-but-her-faith-is-a-mystery/
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