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Jepson Leadership Forum
The Jepson Leadership Forum features leading scholars, activists, and experts discussing hot-button issues. Recent forums focused on the promise and peril of digital media, the viability of democracy, and racial justice.
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The Gary L. McDowell Institute
The Gary L. McDowell Institute invites scholars to share their insights on historical and contemporary issues relating to ethics, law, politics, and government.
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Leader-in-Residence Program
Local, state, and national leaders make classroom and public presentations through the School’s Leader-in-Residence Program.
The study of leadership ethics is foundational to the Jepson curriculum.