Leadership

Athletes competing in the women’s 10,000 metres race at the 2022 World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Efforts to Turn This Disruptive Present into a Better FutureAcademicThe Long Road

Efforts to Turn This Disruptive Present into a Better Future

Christopher LongChristopher LongFebruary 12, 2026
A group of sixteen adults, diverse in age and gender, pose together outside on a wooden deck in front of a building with large windows and trees reflected in the glass. All are smiling at the camera.
We Focused on Hope and Candor and Collaboration

We Focused on Hope and Candor and Collaboration

Christopher LongChristopher LongAugust 18, 2025
A group of nine adults sit around a red outdoor table at a café, smiling at the camera. The table has drinks, mugs, and condiments, and the setting is sunny with greenery and other diners in the background.
Welcome to the Inaugural Values Enacted Leadership InstituteAcademicInitiatives

Welcome to the Inaugural Values Enacted Leadership Institute

Christopher LongChristopher LongJuly 14, 2025
The Public Research University and the Hope of DemocracyAcademicEducationThe Long Road

The Public Research University and the Hope of Democracy

Christopher LongChristopher LongJune 7, 2025
The view from Spencer's Butte above Eugene, Oregon. A grassy pathway leads to a bank of pine trees in the middle distance. Beyond the trees and far below lies Eugene, OR. In the distance are mountains, the blue sky filled with gray and white clouds.
A Pivotal Week in the Life of the Provost’s OfficeThe Long Road

A Pivotal Week in the Life of the Provost’s Office

Christopher LongChristopher LongAugust 20, 2024
Looking up from the ground through the tall Redwoods of the Cathedral Grove in Muir Woods in California. The sky is seen refracted through the branches of the enormous redwoods.
A Touchstone Poem for Leadership by John O’DonohueLiving

A Touchstone Poem for Leadership by John O’Donohue

Christopher LongChristopher LongJune 1, 2024
The group is gathered around Queen Cherice Harrison-Nelson who is on the right, with Toni Gordon leaning in next to her, Ural Grant on her right, Jessica Reed next to Ural, and in the back, Sharieka Botex and Marquis Taylor. They are in a conference room where the presentation on prioritizing joy in graduate education was given.
Ubuntu As Leadership PracticeEducationLiving

Ubuntu As Leadership Practice

Christopher LongChristopher LongDecember 30, 2022