Career Prep & Outcomes

Educating Tomorrow’s Leaders

Jepson alumni are leaders in business, nonprofits, government, education, health care, communications, and their communities. They have led major initiatives for Fortune 100 companies, pioneered health care and medical innovations, been named their state’s teacher of the year, and founded and run nonprofits.

Working across the globe in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe, nearly 2,000 Jepson alumni are leading positive change in their companies, organizations, and communities. 

Whether their title is president, founder, doctor, professor, entrepreneur, lawyer, consultant, public servant, or community member, their leadership expertise sets them apart.

Students present their research at the 2023 Jepson Research Symposium

Research

Leadership doesn’t just happen in the world outside the classroom. At Jepson, students recognize that leadership is necessary in every facet of life — and that their research can help lead the way. Jepson students learn to ask hard questions, critically examine the world as it is, and use their research to make it better.

Symposium
Summer Grants

Jepson EDGE Institute

The Jepson EDGE Institute gives Jepson students a professional edge. It teaches students critical skills and strategies for landing internships and jobs, entering graduate school, and navigating life after college.
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Cheney Williams, '24, completed her Jepson internship at CitiBank in New York City.

Internships

Jepson internships help students integrate what they have learned in their leadership studies with experiences in business, government, educational, nonprofit, or other settings.

Internships
Robert L. Burrus Jr. Fellowships

Jepson Scholars Program

The Jepson Scholars Program provides up to four scholarships annually for graduating Jepson School seniors to pursue a one-year master's degree program at the University of Oxford.
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Leadership Opportunities

Jepson Student Government Association
Jepson Corps

Alumni Career Stories

A headshot of John McAuliff.
University of Richmond Magazine
He drafts legislation — and installs air conditioners
“I think it is valuable to move around and do different jobs and take on different challenges,” says Virginia Delegate John McAuliff, ’14. “You need to have scope. You can’t do [politics] well if it’s all you’ve ever done.”