On April 20, students, faculty, staff, and parents gathered in Jepson Hall for the seventh annual Jepson Research Symposium. The annual symposium highlighted the breadth and also the depth of a leadership studies education.
Feature Stories
2018 Jepson Research Symposium
April 19, 2018
Patrick Hughes, '18
Leadership studies major Patrick Hughes, ’18, is attempting to understand how context correlates with the emergence of illiberal leadership.
April 16, 2018
Dana Rafferty, '18
Dana Rafferty, ’18, first became interested in studying diversity in higher education during her Freshman Year Seminar, Psychology of Diversity, with Dr. Crystal Hoyt. As it turned out, that class would spark questions that would lead Rafferty to an honors research project.
April 10, 2018
Emily Bradford, '18
Emily Bradford turned her love of music into two very different independent research projects.
April 5, 2018
Jepson students visit CBS6 news station
On March 20, students in Dr. Al Goethals’ Theories and Models of Leadership class visited the WTVR CBS6 news station to explore the practical side of leadership and the critical need for leadership in every industry.
April 4, 2018
Milly Brooks, '18
Milly Brooks, '18, researched the long term effects of lower socioeconomic status in rats
April 1, 2018
Lydia DuBois
This month’s Sustainability Champion is Lydia DuBois, ’19. Lydia is part of the Rock Climbing Club and Earth Lodge, and is studying English and Leadership Studies. Read the full interview below to learn about her experience with sustainability on campus and how her time at University of Richmond has taught her about the connection between environmental and social justice.
April 1, 2018
UR completes construction on WebstUR's Wedding Chapel
Legend has long held that if you kiss someone on the gazebo, you’re destined to marry them. So why not cut to the chase? WebstUR’s Wedding Chapel, a new Vegas-style 24-hour wedding venue, is officially open for business.
March 29, 2018
Ashley Alex, '18
Ashley Alex designed her interdisciplinary studies major around her research in Dr. Lester Caudill’s lab.
March 27, 2018
Northside Vibes
Few first-year students can claim a byline in a newspaper or magazine. Six University of Richmond students in the first-year seminar Civic Journalism and Social Justice taught by director of public affairs journalism Tom Mullen published their work in Northside Vibes.