Leah Merrifield, associate vice chancellor for community engagement and St. Louis college readiness initiatives at Washington University in St. Louis, has been selected to serve as a mentor at the SXSW EDU Conference & Festival March 5-8 in Austin, Texas. The event is devoted to advancing teaching and learning.
Merrifield will speak to participants about higher education administration, college readiness, community engagement and education equity. Merrifield founded the university’s innovative College Prep Program, which serves talented, low-income and first-generation high school students from the St. Louis region.