Jepson School of Leadership Studies establishes the John Marshall International Center at the University of Richmond
November 3, 2008
University of Richmond's Jepson School of Leadership Studies has created the John Marshall International Center for the Study of Statesmanship.
The center will examine the business of government and the shaping of public policy by hosting fellows and speakers, and developing curriculum and programs primarily focused on the constitution, political economy, politics and ethical reasoning.
Funded by the Thomas W. Smith Foundation, the center will be co-directed by leadership studies professors Gary L. McDowell and Terry L. Price.
Named for the Virginian who was chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1801-1835, the John Marshall Center will help faculty and students develop new courses and seminars about the nature and prospects of statesmanship.
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is honorary chairwoman of an international board of scholars to extend the center's scope around the world. The center will host a series of public lecturers to speak on leadership from an international perspective.
"A vital part of the center's work will be hosting post-doctoral fellows who will spend a semester or perhaps a full academic year at the center pursuing their research within the context of historical political, legal, economic and constitutional ideas," said Jepson School Dean Sandra J. Peart.
McDowell's expertise is the Constitution, the judiciary, politics, statesmanship and civil liberties. Price is an expert in leadership ethics, moral psychology, and political and legal theory.