Leah Howell

Leah Howell has been at the University of Maryland since 1999. Before joining the Pre-Transfer Advising Program in 2011, she held roles in several departments, working on academic integrity issues, interdisciplinary and experiential education, and student success through learning communities. Throughout her career, Leah has focused on non-traditional education, international education, and students in transition, running programs and writing or presenting extensively on these topics.

Prior to working in higher education, Leah taught English to students in Japan, taught government and civic engagement to high school students in DC at the Close Up Foundation, lived abroad in Thailand, and studied abroad in India.

Leah received her M.Ed. in higher education/student affairs from the University of Vermont and her B.A. in history from Davidson College.