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HECA Experts Express | What Every Student Should Know About the Secrets to College Success
September 10, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Description
IECs and others helping students gain admission to college often aren't aware of the many ways in which even our most accomplished students often struggle in college, or simply fail to take full advantage of the opportunities afforded to them. This webinar will cover the many ways in which we can better prepare students for college, enabling them to navigate college with greater confidence.
Guest Louis E. Newman Former Dean of Academic Advising and Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Stanford University; John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies, emeritus, Carleton College
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.
He is also the John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies, Emeritus, at Carleton College, where he taught for thirty-three years. He is a renowned scholar of Jewish ethics who has published several books in that field. During his tenure at Carleton, he also served as an Associate Dean of the College, which included expanding the advisor training program and launching new programs to support advisors. He also served a three-year term as Director of the Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching, which sponsored weekly programs for faculty and staff on all aspects of pedagogy, academic policy, and trends in higher education. In this role he also functioned as the informal mentor to the faculty at Carleton, which is nationally recognized for its superb undergraduate teaching.
Louis regularly consults with colleges and universities around issues of academic advising, curricular reform, and effective pedagogy.
His most recent book is Thinking Critically in College: The Essential Handbook for Student Success (Manhattan Book Group, 2026), which guides students through the transition from high school to college-level academic work. He also works as a College Success Coach.
Clickhereto register After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to access the webinar. For those who are unable to attend, we will have a recorded video available for viewing from the HECA Info Hub.
