University of Richmond’s Jepson School of Leadership Studies announces speakers for its annual Marshall Center Lecture Series. This year’s series will explore the legacies of political experts who shaped today’s standard for American democracy, including John Marshall, William Penn, and James Madison.

University of Richmond’s Jepson School of Leadership Studies welcomes Ken Ruscio, an accomplished higher education administrator in Virginia for more than 25 years, to its faculty lineup this spring as senior distinguished lecturer.

The Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond will welcome Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney as the inaugural speaker for this year’s Jepson Leadership Forum, an annual speaker series that tackles various leadership topics.

The University of Richmond expects to award more than 1,200 degrees during commencement weekend May 12-13.

The University of Richmond is announcing the speakers for 2018 commencement ceremonies.

Sought after for his expertise in U.S. history and civil rights, University of Richmond leadership studies professor and historian Julian Hayter discusses the national debate about Confederate monuments with Anderson Cooper on this week’s “60 Minutes,” which airs Sunday, March 11, at 7 p.m. on the CBS Television Network.

University of Richmond’s Jepson School of Leadership Studies will host Vivian Pinn, the 2017-18 Jepson School Leader-in-Residence, for a presentation on “Women’s Health and Biomedical Leadership: From Tradition to Equity.”

A group of four University of Richmond faculty, including the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Patrice Rankin, have been accepted into the Council of Independent College’s Institute on Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts.

University of Richmond junior M. Tyler York, of Hampton, Virginia, has received a Gilman scholarship to support his study abroad experience at the University of Cambridge this summer.

Each year, the University of Richmond hosts a number of artists, executives and leaders, as well as visiting scholars, to enhance the campus’ environment of both intellectual and personal engagement.