Transformative Leadership (TEL)

Description
This introductory course explores core leadership qualities such as spirituality, integrity, trust, emotional intelligence, power, humility, and responsibility. Through the lives and legacies of transformative social justice leaders like Fannie Lou Hamer, Howard Thurman, and Thomas Merton—as well as through film—students will critically reflect on leadership in action. The course encourages personal growth and the development of leadership practices that inspire meaningful, transformative change.

Short Description
This course explores core leadership qualities through the lives of transformative leaders and film, guiding students to develop reflective, justice-centered leadership for meaningful change.

Learning Pillar
Theological Imagination

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