Dr. Marilie Coetsee
Dr. Marilie Coetsee joined the Jepson School as assistant professor of leadership studies in fall 2018. She currently teaches leadership ethics.
Feature Stories
David Salisbury
This month's Sustainability Champion is David Salisbury, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography and the Environment. David has taught at University of Richmond for 10 years. Read about his research in the Amazon and his experience with human and environmental needs in sustainability in our full interview with him below.
Alison Lukan, '96
Alison Lukan, ’96, a reporter for The Athletic and a Jepson School alumna, calls her brand of journalism data-driven storytelling, and it has earned her a reputation as a strong analytical voice in hockey reporting.
Yichi Zhang, '13, named to Forbes China 30 Under 30
The former president of the Robins School Student Government Association and co-founder of Delta Sigma Pi at the Robins School now lives in Beijing, and has founded his own creative brand consulting agency, Flip the Script.
Dejon Brissett, '19, combines drive on the field with passion for entrepreneurship
Dejon Brissett, ’19, started every day this summer at the gym for a 6 a.m. workout.
Brandon Johnson, '18, rises to top of Robins School, succeeds at Vanguard
When Brandon Johnson, '18, entered the business school for the first time, he wasn’t sure where he would end up.
Education & NGOs in Germany
In July, a group of 11 graduate students and four faculty members from the University of Richmond School of Professional & Continuing Studies traveled to Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart, Germany, to participate in a 2018 Summer Study Abroad program developed by the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS) program.
Dr. Bob Spires
Dr. Bob Spires, recently hired by the School of Professional & Continuing Studies as assistant professor of education, serves on the board of an international charity called Love Without Boundaries (LWB). This summer he spent several weeks collaborating with the staff of LWB’s schools and programs in rural Cambodia.
Sabrina Escobar Miranda, '19
Over the summer, Escobar Miranda authored more than 30 bylined stories during her Jepson Internship at the New York-based newspaper Newsday, and even had a story picked up by the Associated Press.
Chase Williams, '19
Chase Williams, ’19, knew he wanted to work at Salesforce before he met Jepson alumnus Scott Barghaan, ’00, vice president of strategic accounts at Salesforce, at the Jepson EDGE Institute. But that conversation gave Williams a foot in the door for a summer internship at the customer relations management platform, which would lead to a job offer.