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Dr. Thad Williamson, Associate Professor of Leadership Studies and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and Law at the U of R Jepson School of Leadership Studies

  • Virginia Museum of History & Culture 428 South Arthur Ashe Boulevard Richmond, VA, 23220 United States (map)

He will be speaking on, "21st Century Richmond:  Politics, Policy, and Governance"

Dr. Thad Williamson is a sought-after professor and civic activist. His research focuses on the intersection of theories of social justice and public policy, particularly as applied to urban politics and economic policy. He writes regularly on current issues for a wide variety of popular and scholarly publications.

He is currently engaged in two research projects. The first focuses on community wealth building as a national policy paradigm capable of developing practical solutions to long-standing, racialized inequalities of wealth and power that have undermined democracy in the United States. The first major publication from this project, Community Wealth Building and the Reconstruction of American Democracy: Can We Make American Democracy Work?, which Williamson co-edited with Melody C. Barnes and Corey D. B. Walker, was published by Edward Elgar in October 2020.

Read more about Dr. Williamson here.

Earlier Event: February 26
Elias Neujahr, MHA, MBA, President of Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Later Event: March 11
Dale Fickett, Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship at U of R speaking on "A Way Up for Metro Richmond's Disadvantaged Business Owners and Entrepreneurs"