Noah Leavitt
(he/him/his)
Co-Director of the Career and Community Engagement Center | Career Coach
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Memorial Hall 322
In my 20 years at Whitman I've enjoyed serving both as a faculty member (in Sociology and General Studies) and as a leader in the Career and Community Engagement Center. I also serve as Whitman's pre-law advisor and as the College Liaison for Community Affairs.
Every day I come to work and am fortunate to fill my hours helping students who want to make a positive difference in our complex, messy world pursue those aspirations. I can’t imagine a greater source of professional satisfaction.
As a liberal arts graduate (philosophy major) I have been able to create and enjoy a journey that has allowed me to make contributions in numerous realms including community organizing, program management, policy advocacy, lawyering, and teaching. Perhaps my most influential job was as a VISTA volunteer in the small coal town of Harlan, Kentucky the year after college, an experience that I think about nearly every day, three decades later. My wife, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor Helen Kim, and I have a son, Ari, and a daughter, Talia, who enjoy their own student lives in our excellent local public school system and who keep us on our toes 24/7!