Campus Announcements
July 26: 16 Books Professors Are Reading This Summer (Earnest Blog)
July 26: 16 Books Professors Are Reading This Summer (Earnest Blog)
July 25, 2016
Opinion: For VP, Kaine a bold choice (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Thad Williamson, associate professor of leadership studies, considers Hillary Clinton's selection of Sen. Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate and examines how Richmond in the 1990s shaped Kaine as a leader.
July 15, 2016
Con law expert Kurt Lash to join Richmond Law faculty
One of the country’s leading constitutional law scholars, Professor Kurt T. Lash, will join the University of Richmond School of Law starting in the 2017-2018 school year.
July 15, 2016
Vilification of Black Lives Matter is nothing new (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Julian Hayter, a historian and assistant professor of leadership studies, draws comparison between Black Lives Matter movement and civil rights movement.
July 14, 2016
July 14: Outlook by area CEOs slips amid election and economic uncertainties (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
July 14: Outlook by area CEOs slips amid election and economic uncertainties (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
July 8, 2016
The Eternal Appeal of the Underdog (MiNDFOOD)
George Goethals, who holds the E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professorship in Leadership Studies, and Scott Allison cited in MiNDFOOD for research concerning whether underdogs are supported and why they hold such appeal.
July 8, 2016
Mistaken Suspect in Dallas Massacre Says He Was 'Defamed' (Bloomberg)
Donelson Forsyth, Colonel Leo K. & Gaylee Thorsness Endowed Chair in Ethical Leadership, comments on the difficulty of correcting public perception after an event.
July 5, 2016
July 2: Wight: A mixed message from Cuba (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
July 2: Wight: A mixed message from Cuba (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
July 5, 2016
June 28: Local leaders reflect upon evolving business landscape (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
June 28: Local leaders reflect upon evolving business landscape (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
July 1, 2016
June 30: Get Ready To Hire The Latest Generation: Digitals (MediaPost)
Millennials have been replaced on college campuses by a new generation. Some call the new students Generation Z. I refer to them as Digitals because their compulsive dependence on technology actually helps define their character.
There were signs the cheerful and optimistic Millennial population was on the wane.
The most revealing clue was meeting new Digital parents at a social event on campus. Mom and Dad were not the usual helicopter, Baby Boomers who attend these events. The parents were actually the early GenXers.