Leadership and Democracy

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Outside the Virginia Capitol, historian J. Thomas Wren, professor of leadership studies at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond, discusses the group’s field trips to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and the Virginia State Capitol building. The Jepson-Athens Leadership Academy for high school students is a new summer program created to forge close ties between the Jepson School, the first school of leadership studies in the world, and the American Community School in Athens, the cradle of democracy. The mission of the two schools is aligned around teaching for and about leadership. The American Community Schools emphasize leadership, civic responsibility and community service, as does the Jepson School. More: oncampus.richmond.edu
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