Jepson School of Leadership Studies

The Leader in Leadership

As the nation’s first-ever undergraduate school of leadership studies, the Jepson School takes "leading the way" very seriously.

That’s why we educate tomorrow’s leaders with a world-class program, preparing them for positions that drive real change in their communities and the world.

Through a rigorous curriculum, opportunities for outside experience, and support that extends far beyond their time at Jepson, our students find here a leadership journey unlike any other.

Recently named the "Jewel in the Crown" of the University of Richmond’s academics by College Gazette, the Jepson School of Leadership Studies investigates leadership not only as a position, but also as a process and a relationship among people.

Feature Stories

Senior Lay'la Harmon stands in Stern Plaza in front of Jepson Hall

Better living through city planning

Aspiring city planner Lay’la Harmon seeks solutions to environmental disparities.

Nora Buell in front of a Jepson Hall window looking out onto Stern Plaza

Expanding digital health solutions for children

Senior receives full scholarship to study applied digital health at the University of Oxford as a Jepson Scholar.

Kickin' It Coalition at UR soccer fields

Student Experience

The Kickin’ It Coalition hosts soccer clinics for children with autism

Sophomores Lauren Shin and Cam Tyson have teamed up with other volunteers to provide 1-to-1 training for kids in the greater Richmond area.

Senior Alex Konigsberg sits by the lion fountain in the Garden of Five Lions.

At the intersection of medical practice and evaluation

Senior plans a combined career in pediatric medicine and health system evaluation and improvement.

Media Releases

University of Richmond Commencement Speaker is Richmond Fed President and CEO Tom Barkin

Barkin will address University of Richmond graduates during the main Commencement ceremony in May.

Grant News

University of Richmond Jepson School of Leadership Studies Awarded $150K Grant for Ethics Education

The University of Richmond’s Jepson School of Leadership Studies has been awarded $150,000 from the Richard D. Donchian Foundation to continue and expand the Jepson School’s multifaceted ethics education initiatives.

Faculty Awards

University of Richmond Jepson School of Leadership Studies Professor Terry Price Awarded Top State Honor

The SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Awards are the highest honor for faculty at Virginia's public and private colleges and universities, recognizing superior accomplishments in teaching, research, and public service.

Queally Center for Admission and Career Services

University of Richmond Hosts Community Partners to Discuss New Reports Linking Housing Segregation and Education Inequality

Reading Between the Lines: Zoning, Housing, and Education in the Richmond Region will be held Oct. 3 from 6-8 p.m. at the University of Richmond’s Queally Center for Admission and Career Services.

Scholars & Practitioners

Director publishes article on the use of artificial intelligence in medicine

Sam Director, assistant professor of leadership studies, published the article "Does Black Box AI in Medicine Compromise Informed Consent?" in Philosophy and Technology.

Baughan, Henley, Zizzimia and students present at IMPACT National Conference

Elizabeth Baughan, associate professor of classics and archaeology, Lauren Henley, assistant professor of leadership studies, and Beth Zizzamia, Special Analysis Lab GIS operations manager, along with students Sydney Cameron, ’26, Alex Harry, ’26, Angela Nguyen, ’27, and Katherine Stobie, ’26, presented “Students Collaborating with Community in Richmond’s Black Cemeteries” at the IMPACT National Conference.

Kaufman publishes book on Arendt's concerns with American democracy

Peter Kaufman, professor of leadership studies, published Arendt's Disappointments and Our New Beginnings: Citizenship and Democracy Reimagined with Edinburgh University Press.

Chlouba publishes article on African nationalism

Vladimir Chlouba, assistant professor of leadership studies, published the article "The Precolonial Origins of African Nationalism" in Comparative Political Studies.