Does Democracy Work? Or are we setting ourselves up for failure? The 2018–19 Jepson Leadership Forum hosts politicians, political advisors, and experts on poverty, elections, and technology for a case study of American democracy. We’ll explore the good, bad, and ugly of U.S. politics and government as we ask the question “Does democracy actually work?”
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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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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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Nationally and internationally known visitors and speakers from wide-ranging backgrounds build a community dialogue around leadership
Since 1992, the University of Richmonds Jepson School of Leadership Studies has explored how visionary leaders bring people together and drive change. The 25th anniversary Jepson Leadership Forum invites you to explore your own vision. Join us as we confront some of the most critical and divisive issues facing our world today — from wealth and social inequality to terrorism — and learn to analyze your information, express your opinions, and even change your mind.
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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.
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- RT @JepsonSchool: Nominate a Jepson School alum for the Alumni Award or the Tenth-Year Reunion Recognition Award before the March 1 deadlin…
- “EDGE gave me great practical advice on how to be the best candidate for an internship or job,” Rebecca Goldman, ’2… https://t.co/sOerdWvVKp
- #ICYMI, #leadershipstudies student and @SpiderWBBall player Jaide Hinds-Clarke received an award from @DiversityRVA… https://t.co/ZJSaxITRKx
- Speaking of rain, stay warm and dry in the expected wintry mix! https://t.co/RMUQ2aYZZN
- "It's a powerful image to see a black woman take down the Confederate flag," civil rights activist @BreeNewsome tol… https://t.co/UjaRgJS3Ql
- RT @URNews2Use: #URichmond leadership studies professor Julian Hayter has authored a piece on Virginia politics and historic racism. Read…
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- "Cicero's ideal of statesmanship was inextricably tied to sustaining the republic," said @UNCG professor Jonathan Z… https://t.co/FkeyBm7Vo4
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- RT @URNews2Use: #UR visiting professor Corey D.B. Walker (@URProfWalker) joins @SarahBloomNBC12 & @AnthonyNBC12 on today’s Digital Dialogue…
- "Perhaps the best way to make sense of [Virginia's] blackface scandal is to learn from #leadershipstudies professor… https://t.co/73N4ACJGRx
- #Leadershipstudies professor Julian Hayter displayed his tattoo during his interview with @franceinfo about the cri… https://t.co/wmYqxGS0NC
- Join us Friday for the Marshall Center Lecture Series presentation “The Re-Discovery of Cicero’s Political Philosop… https://t.co/9JIwHqhXzK
- Some people will assume the governor "was trying to gloss over the harsh realities of slave life by using the term… https://t.co/BGJl95o8dx
- Join @ASU prof Tracy Fessenden for a talk on religion's influence on Billie Holiday's music, 3:30 p.m., Feb. 15, Br… https://t.co/H06byJd8RH
- "We are as likely to fall victim to toxic charisma as were medieval nobles or early modern playgoers," Kristin Bezi… https://t.co/ON7SZFoh8N
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- As part of her #leadershipstudies Justice and Civil Society class, Hannah Lee, '21, volunteered last semester as a… https://t.co/26rBR3waRN
- #Leadershipstudies professor Julian Hayter told @USATODAY that Virginia’s history as a hub of the domestic slave tr… https://t.co/qK30AS65eu
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Scholars & Practitioners
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.
Hidalgo authors book on immigrationJavier Hidalgo, aasociate professor of leadership studies, authored Unjust Borders: Individuals and the Ethics of Immigration (Nov. 2018, Routledge).
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.
Crystal Hoyt named APS FellowCrystal Hoyt, professor of leadership studies and psychology, has been named a 2018 Association for Psychological Science Fellow for her outstanding contributions to the science of psychology.
Dean Sandra Peart named Robins Distinguished Professor in Leadership Studies Dr. Sandra Peart, Jepson School dean, was appointed to the E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professorship in Leadership Studies.
Dr. Julian Hayter receives Distinguished Educator AwardDr. Julian Hayter, associate professor of leadership studies, was a 2018 recipient of the University of Richmond Distinguished Educator Award.
Dr. Lauranett Lee appointed to Capitol Square Preservation CouncilDr. Lauranett Lee, visiting lecturer at the Jepson School, was appointed to the Capitol Square Preservation Council by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam.
Dr. Al Goethals pens book on presidential leadershipDr. Al Goethals, who holds the E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professorship in Leadership Studies, is the author of Realignment, Region, and Race: Presidential Leadership and Social Identity, published by Emerald Points.
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Dr. Julian Hayter named a Virginia Festival of the Book featured author
Dr. Julian Hayter, assistant professor of leadership studies, has been named a speaker for the 2018 Virginia Festival of the Book. Hayter will discuss his book The Dream is Lost: Voting Rights and the Politics of Race in Richmond, Virginia at the festival in Charlottesville, Va., this March.
New book co-edited by Dr. Kristin BezioDr. Kristin Bezio, associate professor of leadership studies, co-edited Leadership, Popular Culture and Social Change, published by Edward Elgar Publishing.
Jepson on Facebook
“EDGE gave me great practical advice on how to be the best candidate for an internship or job,” Rebecca Goldman, ’20, said about Sunday's Jepson EDGE Institute led by 48 #leadershipstudies alumni. #SpiderFamily
https://news.richmond.edu/features/article/-/16068/the-jepson-edge-alumni-led-initiative-gives-jepson-school-students-an-edge.html
#Leadershipstudies professor Julian Hayter has authored a piece on Virginia politics and historic racism. Read more from The Conversation US. #Urichmond #SpiderPride 🕷❤️💙 https://theconversation.com/virginia-politics-the-uneasy-marriage-of-new-liberalism-and-historic-racism-111697
Diversity Richmond honored #leadershipstudies student and Richmond Women's Basketball player Jaide Hinds-Clarke at its Black and Bold Leadership Awards Ceremony Fri. night! Jaide was recognized "for creating empowering spaces where queer students of color can share their experience in navigating the intersections of race and queer identities." #SpiderPride #OneRichmond 🕷💙❤️
Nominate a Jepson School alum for the Alumni Award or the Tenth-Year Reunion Recognition Award before the March 1 deadline! #leadershipstudies
https://jepson.richmond.edu/alumni/awards/index.html
Calling all Jepson School juniors! Looking forward to seeing you and 60+ alumni at the Jepson EDGE Institute, 11 a.m., this Sunday, Jepson Hall!
"Perhaps the best way to make sense of [Virginia's] blackface scandal is to learn from Jepson School associate professor of #leadershipstudies Julian Hayter," says Dean Sandra Peart in her #LeadershipSpeculations blog. https://blog.richmond.edu/leadershipspeculations/2019/02/14/leadership-lessons-from-blackface-scandal/
Join us Friday for the Marshall Center Lecture Series presentation “The Re-Discovery of Cicero’s Political Philosophy” by UNC Greensboro professor Jonathan Zarecki. #URichmond https://jepson.richmond.edu/conferences/marshall/lecture-series.html
"I recognize that there were going to be people who would assume that Gov. Northam was trying to gloss over the harsh realities of slave life by using the term of indentured servitude,” #leadershipstudies professor Julian Hayter told NBC12 about comments Governor of Virginia made during his Face The Nation interview. Context and word choice matter in #leadership. http://www.nbc12.com/2019/02/12/historian-sheds-light-northams-indentured-servant-comments/
Join Arizona State University professor Tracy Fessenden for a talk about religion's influence on Billie Holiday's music, 3:30 p.m., Feb. 15, Brown-Alley Room, Weinstein Hall. Her book "Religion Around Billie Holiday" is part of the "Religion Around" series started by #leadershipstudies professor Peter Kaufman.
Register today for one of the few remaining seats at Wednesday’s #JepsonForum presentation, “Democracy in the Age of Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube,” by Zeynep Tufekci. https://jepson.richmond.edu/conferences/forum/index.html University of Richmond Zeynep Tufekci
#Leadershipstudies professor Julian Hayter told USA TODAY that Virginia’s history as a hub of the domestic slave trade and capital of the Confederacy continues to cast a shadow. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/02/04/northam-photo-controversy-virginia-race-wounds/2761493002/
"As we size up recent events in Virginia and look toward future elections, it is vitally important to investigate how best to choose leaders, no matter the political party," Jepson School Dean Sandra Peart writes in her #LeadershipSpeculations blog. #Democracy #leadership
#Leadershipstudies professor Julian Hayter told Inside Higher Ed that universities should take steps to deal openly with their histories involving slavery and racism. He spoke in the wake of the revelation of a racist photo on the Governor of Virginia's medical school yearbook page. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/02/05/colleges-grapple-racism-after-northam-controversy
“Virginia and the South in the 1980s had barely moved beyond Jim Crow,” said #leadershipstudies professor Julian Hayter in a Washington Post story about the controversy enveloping the Governor of Virginia.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/analysis-northam-struggles-to-escape-virginias-troubled-past--and-his-own/2019/02/02/b4cb1962-2729-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.43bafbc6c646
The Marshall Center Lecture Series hosts UNC Greensboro professor Jonathan Zarecki on Feb. 15 for a discussion on “The Re-Discovery of Cicero’s Political Philosophy." #URichmond Register today at https://jepson.richmond.edu/conferences/marshall/lecture-series.html
#Leadershipstudies professor Kristin Bezio was an invited speaker at this weekend's #ArtsofLeading conference, sponsored by Wake Forest University and the The Oxford Character Project.
Register today for UNC School of Information and Library Science professor and The New York Times writer Zeynep Tufekci’s Feb. 13 #JepsonForum presentation “Democracy in the Age of Twitter, Facebook & YouTube.” #URichmond https://jepson.richmond.edu/conferences/forum/index.html
"The demands of leading a nonprofit are in many ways similar to those required for other forms of #leadership," Dean Sandra Peart writes in her #LeadershipSpeculations blog. Dr. Peart serves as president of the nonprofit International Adam Smith Society. https://blog.richmond.edu/leadershipspeculations/2019/01/31/leading-a-nonprofit-organization/
"People are much more likely to remember you in a positive way if you have a concise, polished elevator pitch," Jepson School alumna Kate Rezabek, '02, told #leadershipstudies students enrolled in an internship class. The director of group fitness at American Family Fitness was helping students prepare for the Edge Institute, the Jepson School's day-long, professional skills development program.
Lydia DuBois, '19, believes storytelling involving American tall tale heroes and superheroes can tell us a lot about our national identity and our conceptions of #leadership.
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