Jepson School of Leadership Studies

06/24/2026

Jepson School graduates are pursuing careers in industries as diverse as business consulting, property management, product management, and staffing and recruiting, to name but a few. Their education will serve them well, no matter the industry. University of Richmond Career Services

06/23/2026

Congratulations to Jepson School and University of Richmond School of Law alumna Katherine Groover on being sworn in as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia this week. University of Richmond Alumni University of Richmond Career Services

06/22/2026

Kazi A.S.M. Nurul Huda, the Jepson School's visiting international Cmelikova scholar, just published "Epistemic Justice in Micro-credit" in the Business and Professional Ethics Journal. While is often celebrated as a tool for poverty alleviation and empowerment, this article argues that it can also produce significant epistemic harms. Drawing on the theory of , the article examines how lending practices in rural Bangladesh may undermine borrowers as knowers and contributors to shared understanding. https://doi.org/10.5840/bpej2026615188

06/18/2026

As a program associate for the University of Richmond-Bonner Center for Civic Engagement, Elizabeth Milliot, '26, relaunched Linking Through Language and Technology, a campus program that pairs University of Richmond students with staff who are learning English as a second language. Elizabeth, who majored in and , helped her partner practice English in preparation to take the GED.

Students and staff connect through ESL learning.

06/17/2026

junior Olivia Fears is working with visiting professor Kymberly Newberry to the evolution of , from enslavement to the present day. They are examining how enslaved people were forced to harvest the indigo plant, which was then used to dye their clothes a deep blue, a color that became associated with slavery. "Historically, clothing has had a hierarchical structure, especially with dyes," Olivia said. "My research will focus on the intersection of indigo dyes and the hierarchical structure in the Antebellum South." The University of Richmond School of Arts & Sciences awarded her a to support her summer research, which will take her to Washington, D.C., and Charleston. Eventually, Olivia plans to pursue a master's in fashion management or business. University of Richmond Career Services

06/16/2026

In the inaugural podcast, economist and Jepson School dean Sandra Peart describes how the explains how LEDs, which use much less electricity than traditional incandescent lightbulbs, have nevertheless had an outsized impact on due to their overproliferation. Listen to her remarks beginning at 24:28. Sky News

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06/15/2026

In this WRKF-FM 89.3 interview, leadership studies professor Lauren Henley discusses her book, "Inquisition for Blood." This whodunit page-turner covers a series of gruesome murders of African-American families in Louisiana and Texas in the early 1900s and the trial of the young Black woman convicted--rightly or wrongly--of those murders.

The Advocate's Mark Ballard comments on the latest in national politics including the upcoming runoff elections, the midterm election, and Pres. Trump. Assistant professor in the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond Lauren Nicole Henley talks her latest work "Inquisition...

06/12/2026

The French newspaper Le Monde reports that research by Christopher von Rueden (Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond) and Duncan Stibbard-Hawkes (Baylor University) suggests that the of has often been exaggerated. Furthermore, in as much as does exist, it often stems from rational, self-interested motivations, not altruistic motivations.

COLUMN. The myth of the 'noble savage,' which suggests that humanity is naturally egalitarian, is challenged by a new study. Drawing on traditional societies, it explains that individual motivations are always behind human actions, reports Pauline Grosjean, in her column.

06/11/2026

As a sophomore, Andrea Punishill, '26, began collecting books on her interests in and advocacy, which became the topics of her Jepson . She recently received the 2026 George Modlin Book Award in recognition of her personal book collection of 46 volumes related to these topics.

Andrea Punishill wins George Modlin Book Award for her collection of titles that support her advocacy.

06/10/2026

Senior Liv Mann is completing her Jepson remotely as an at the US Department of Commerce's Commercial Service Richmond office. "I assist clients with international exports and growth in international markets," she said. "I plan to apply to graduate school in the fall to pursue a master's degree in relations/affairs, with the long-term goal of working in . University of Richmond Career Services 🌎

Read about the Jepson internship: https://ow.ly/Jop650Z7JPv