Louis E. Newman is the John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies, emeritus at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota and Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of Academic Advising at Stanford University.
He was a professor at Carleton College from 1983 to 2016 before joining Stanford University as Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of Academic Advising.
[3] Newman has been described by Rabbi Eugene Borowitz as "probably our leading contemporary critic of applied Jewish ethical method.
[5] He also served as president of Beth Jacob Congregation in Mendota Heights, Minnesota from June 2009-June 2011.
[6][7] He is married to Amy Eilberg, the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi in Conservative Judaism.