University of Richmond - Jepson School of Leadership Studies

"The kind of society that produces billionaires is the very same society that is going to improve conditions for the worst off," argued leadership studies professor and philosopher Jessica Flanigan at a recent debate on the ethics of extreme wealth hosted by the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. #ethics #ExtremeWealth #WealthInequality #billionaires https://lnkd.in/e-CXyZCP

Last week, University of Richmond President Emeritus Ronald A. Crutcher gave a presentation on his book "I Had No Idea You Were Black: Navigating Race on the Road to Leadership" at Lincoln College, University of Oxford. At the reception following the book talk, he chatted with a host of Spiders. They are, left to right, Class of 2024 Jepson Scholars Lauren Oligino, Trevin Stevens, and Anum Merchant, all of whom received full scholarships to master's degree programs at Oxford; Richmond Scholar Will Iboshi, '26, who received a full scholarship to study abroad at Oxford this year; Dr. Crutcher; Madeleine Wang, daughter of former Richmond professor Vincent Wang; alum Jane Mitchell, '00, deputy director of development at Lincoln College; and alum Sofía Bustamante Eguiguren, '20, a DPhil (PhD) student at Lincoln College, Oxford.

We're one week out from Spider Day and Homecoming! Join us Nov. 1 for a special Spider Day lunch and an evening band party. On Nov. 2, celebrate with friends at a tailgate and cheer on Richmond Spiders Football players as they take on the Towson Tigers! Details and registration: https://sl.richmond.edu/vD University of Richmond Alumni Association

Internships with the Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia General Assembly gave senior Amal Ali insights that she hopes to use in a future career in public policy. The leadership studies and political science double major is currently researching U.S. policy toward Israel for her senior honors thesis. #internship #healthpolicy #publicpolicy #publichealth https://sl.richmond.edu/vE

Registration opened today for the next McDowell Institute public lecture, "The Zero-Risk Society," presented by Wall Street Journal editorial page writer Barton Swaim. Join us for his talk at 5 p.m., Nov. 13, followed by a reception. Registration and details: https://sl.richmond.edu/hO

Tune into this Pod Virginia episode to learn how the 1989 gubernatorial election shaped modern Virginia. Leadership studies associate professor Julian Hayter explains how a maverick from Richmond upended Virginia politics to become the state's and nation's first elected Black governor. #DouglasWilder #VirginiaHistory #VirginiaPolitics #podcast https://sl.richmond.edu/vz

In June, Native scholar and leadership studies professor David Wilkins gave a talk at the Université Bordeaux Montaigne on the impact of the Indian Citizenship Act during the past 100 years. Enacted on June 2, 1924, the act granted citizenship to all Indigenous people born in the U.S. "While the act resolved the question of citizenship, it did not explicitly identify what rights and benefits were associated with citizenship," Wilkins said. Watch his talk here: https://sl.richmond.edu/vw #IndianCitizenshipAct #Native #Indigenous #NativeCitizenship #NativeRights

Alum Rong Bao, '21, coordinates the Remaking Trade for a Sustainable Future project at the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy. "[My team] looks at how to restructure and reform the World Trade Organization (WTO)'s global trade system to address sustainability and climate change," she said. #sustainability #climatechange #internationaltrade #trade #environmentalsustainability University of Richmond Alumni Association https://sl.richmond.edu/vv

Recent Jepson faculty research on leadership in international contexts has spanned the globe, covering topics from traditional leadership in Africa, to responses to sanctions imposed on Russia, to the impact of populism on academic freedom, and more. Jepson faculty bring multidisciplinary lenses — including anthropology, political science, sociology, and education theory — to their research. #leadership #international #internationalleadership #research Chris von Rueden Vladimir Chlouba Guzel Garifullina Bo Yun Park Volha (Olga) Chykina https://lnkd.in/eQts7JgM

Out today — The Jepson Update! Read stories about three of our accomplished alumni, Dean Sandra Peart's work in Chile as a Fulbright specialist, and our faculty's research on leadership in international contexts. Register for upcoming events, including Homecoming, the Jepson Leadership Forum, and the McDowell Institute public lectures. It's all there in our alumni newsletter! https://lnkd.in/eKPh2x9