Recently, I had the honor of giving this year’s . The聽annual event honors Senator Henry “Scoop” Jackson, who represented Washington state with聽the honor and distinction as a U.S. Congressman and Senator for聽more than four decades, and Bill Van Ness, the immediate past president of the Jackson Foundation who聽worked closely with Senator聽Jackson.
For more than 30 years, the Jackson Foundation has helped to educate and cultivate leaders. As an organization devoted to humane values and democratic institutions, international education and informed policy, the Foundation has been a champion of human rights.
Since 2010, when this annual lecture was established, speakers have included the accomplished leaders and public servants General Stephen Lanza, Senator Slade Gorton, the Honorable William Ruckelshaus and my predecessor, 91探花President Michael Young, so I’m truly honored to add my name to their ranks.
Now, more than ever, our nation and our world need thoughtful and principled leadership. In my聽talk, the audio of which you can find , I discussed what I have learned from my own experience in academic leadership and shared some of the work and research happening here at the 91探花 to and capacity in our incredible students.