Jepson Leadership Forum for 2004-05 to Examine the American Presidency
July 28, 2004
Historians, political scientists, journalists and others will look at the American presidency in 10 separate programs of the Jepson Leadership Forum for 2004-05 at the University of Richmond.
Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of the Gallup Poll, will open the series on Sept. 22. Educational reformers Abigail and Stephan Thernstrom; William F. Schulz, executive director of Amnesty International; Robert Dallek, biographer of John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan; Margaret Warner, chief Washington correspondent of PBS's "TheNewsHour"; Louis Sullivan, secretary of health and human services under George Herbert Walker Bush; and Donna Brazile, Al Gore's campaign manager in 2000 will be among the other presenters.
The series is sponsored by the Jepson School of Leadership Studies. Tickets are free and available three weeks prior to each event by calling the box office at (804) 289-8980.
The schedule: (All events are in the Jepson Alumni Center unless otherwise noted)
Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m.
Modlin Center for the Arts
The People and the Power of Public Opinion
Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of the Gallup Poll, looks into the American psyche and the role of political polling in a democratic society. The event is co-sponsored by the Richmond Quest.
Sept. 23, 7 p.m.
Presidents and the Presidency: The Challenges of Leadership Today
Kenneth Ruscio, dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies and author of a new book on trust and government, will lead a panel discussion of the qualities of successful presidents and duties of citizens in choosing their leaders. Marc K. Landy, co-author of "Presidential Greatness," and Charles O. Jones, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, also will be on the program.
Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m.
Critical Choices for the Next Administration: Public Education
Abigail and Stephan Thernstrom, authors of "No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning" and "America in Black and White," will argue that schools fail minorities on every level.
Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m.
Critical Choices for the Next Administration: Human Rights
William F. Schulz, executive director of Amnesty International, will suggest what the next president must do to address human rights and carry out foreign policy.
Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m.
How the Art of Biography Helps Us Understand Leadership
Robert Dallek has written biographies of Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Ronald Reagan and John Kennedy and is working on one on Richard Nixon. Dallek believes throughout history the elements of compelling leadership have remained largely unchanged.
Jan 27, 2005, 7 p.m.
Modlin Center for the Arts
From Campaigning to Governing: What Next, Mr. President?
Margaret Warner, chief Washington correspondent of PBS' "TheNewsHour," will moderate a panel discussion among journalists who covered the 2004 campaign. Participants will include The Washington Post's Dan Balz; NPR's White House correspondent Pam Fessler; and Marsha Mercer, Washington bureau chief for Media General and the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Feb. 10, 2005, 7 p.m.
Critical Choices for the Next Administration: Health Care
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., will look at the critical state of American health care and threats to citizens' well being. Sullivan was secretary of health and human services during the Bush administration, 1989-93. He is the founder and president of Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta and host of the public television series "Frontiers of Medicine."
Feb. 23, 2005, 7 p.m.
Critical Choices for the Next Administration: Activism and Participation
Donna Brazile, Al Gore's campaign manager for the 2000 presidential election, will address the state of the Democratic Party, the tenor of the 2004 election and boosting citizens' participation in the electoral process.
The forum and the alumni office also will sponsor two special events related to the leadership forum exclusively for alumni of the university and their guests.
Nov. 13, 2004, 3 p.m.
Jepson Alumni Center
Grace and Power: The Private World of the Kennedy White House
Biographer and journalist Sally Bedell Smith will discuss her recent biography of the Kennedys during JFK's term in office. Alumni only may make reservations beginning Oct. 4 by contacting the Alumni Office at (804) 287-1233 or alumnievents@richmond.edu .
April 6, 2005 7 p.m.
Modlin Center for the Arts
Ike: "Countdown to D-Day" Screening and Reflections
David Eisenhower, Ike's grandson, will offer reflections and answer questions after a screening of the A&E film starring Tom Selleck. David Eisenhower is a public policy fellow at the University of Pennsylvania and teaches courses on the presidency, the Cold War and leadership. Tickets will be released to alumni only beginning March 1. Tickets unclaimed by alumni will be released to the public on March 28. To reserve tickets, call the box office at (804) 289-8980.
For further information, go to www.richmond.edu/jepson and click on Jepson Forum, or contact Sue Robinson at (804) 287-6627 or Jepson@richmond.edu.