Francis J. Carey, Jr. Lecture

2025 Speaker: Logan Powell, Dean of Admission and Associate Provost for Enrollment, Brown University

Logan Powell is the Marilyn and Charles H. Doebler IV Dean of Admission and Associate Provost for Enrollment at Brown University. He is responsible for the identification, recruitment and selection of all undergraduates seeking entrance to Brown. He leads all related strategic initiatives including data analysis, communications, and process innovation. Powell manages the Office of Financial Aid, as well as the Registrar's Office, and leads the University's Enrollment Division. Powell is a member of the council of Ivy deans of admission and has served on several national non-profit advisory boards.

Prior to joining Brown, Powell worked as the director of admission at Princeton University. Previously, he served as senior associate dean of admission at Bowdoin College and senior admissions officer at Harvard University. Originally a low-income student from Florida, he earned an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, an Ed.M. from Harvard University, and an A.B. from Bowdoin College.

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