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Leaders and scholars to grapple with questions of ethics and leadership at University of Richmond symposium March 5

February 6, 2008

Leadership, business and legal scholars from the country's top universities will discuss key leadership and ethical issues at the University of Richmond's Donchian Symposium on the Ethical Challenges of Leadership on March 5.

The day-long symposium will present 10 speakers who will examine ethics in federal government and corporate leadership, the psychology of ethics and the role of ethics.

Neal Katyal, a Georgetown University law professor who recently argued and won a Supreme Court case challenging the military trials of suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, will discuss the ethics of leadership at Guantanamo as it relates to core American values.

Juliette N. Kayyem, Massachusetts' undersecretary for homeland security, will discuss ethical leadership and national security. Kayyem is a lecturer on leave from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, where she researches counterterrorism, law enforcement and homeland security issues.

Other speakers and presentations include:

  • Ray C. Anderson, chairman and CEO, Interface Corp., "Responsible Corporate Environmentalism"
  • Joanne B. Ciulla, Jepson School of Leadership Studies, "The Ethical Fabric of Leadership"
  • Thomas Donaldson, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, "The Unknown Known: Ethics in a Sub-Prime Age"
  • Jerry M. Evensky, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, "Morals and Markets"
  • Jonathan Haidt, University of Virginia, "The Moral Psychology of Leadership"
  • Kristine Huskey, National Security and Human Rights Clinic, University of Texas at Austin, "Legal Ethics and Moral Dilemmas in Times of Terror"
  • Joshua D. Margolis, Harvard Business School, "Exploring the Responsibility Gap"

The complete schedule is available at jepson.richmond.edu/ethics/agenda.pdf.

The symposium is free and open to the public. Registration is required by Feb. 15 at jepson.richmond.edu/rsvp/ethics.htm. For more information or to register by telephone, call (804) 287-1960.

Jointly sponsored by the university's Jepson School, Robins School of Business and School of Law, the event is made possible by a grant from the Richard Davoud Donchian Foundation, which is dedicated to "building the framework for intelligent, ethical and compassionate leadership."