Speaker
Oct 30, 2025: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Harte Center Collaboration Gallery (Leyburn 128)
Our mission at Washington and Lee University is to develop students who think freely, critically, and humanely and act with honor and integrity. Guest Speaker Louis Newman will discuss how to achieve these goals, address the challenges students and faculty face, and share practical strategies for starting meaningful conversations that bring this vision to life.
Louis E. Newman is the former Dean of Academic Advising and Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at Stanford University. At Stanford, his responsibilities included overseeing an extensive residential advising program, the pre-law and pre-med advising programs, transfer and co-term student advising, new student orientation programs, a summer bridge program, and the university's academic progress review system. At Stanford, he grew the advising program, promoted a holistic approach to academic advising, and advocated for liberal education.
His most recent book, "Thinking Critically in College: The Essential Handbook for Student Success" (Radius Book Group, 2023), guides students through the transition from high school to college-level academic work.
Register today https://bit.ly/LouisNewman Light refreshments provided