Linfield is piloting a new honors program, which is enrolling its first cohort of 16 students for fall 2025.
The LEAD Honors Program builds a close-knit community of scholars, who will participate in common courses, on- and off-campus practicum experiences and personalized mentorship from two faculty advisors. Each LEAD scholar receives a renewable $5,000 scholarship.
“Students are coming of age in a world with unprecedented challenges: political polarization, complex problems and a rapidly evolving economy. The need for inspired leadership has never been greater,” said Patrick Cottrell, the program’s inaugural director. “LEAD stands for Leadership and Ethics Across Disciplines. While there is no single blueprint for an effective leader, we believe that students best positioned to be difference-makers of tomorrow will be open-minded, superior communicators and mindful of ethics.”
More about the LEAD Honors Program is available at linfield.edu/lead.
