Structured Liberal Education (Theme)

Structured Liberal Education (SLE) is a residence-based academic program housed in East Florence Moore Hall that encourages students to live a life of ideas in an atmosphere that emphasizes critical thinking and interpretation. Sometimes called “a liberal arts college experience” within the university, SLE focuses on great works of philosophy, religion, literature, art and painting, and film drawn largely, but not exclusively, from the Western tradition.

Leadership Team

• Roland Greene, Mark Pigott KBE Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences; Anthony P. Meier Family Professor in the Humanities; Professor of English and Comparative Literature; Director of the Stanford Humanities Center; Former Faculty Director of SLE
• Alison McQueen, Associate Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science
• Karla Oeler, Associate Professor, Department of Art and Art History; Faculty Director of ITALIC
• Jeremy Sabol, Associate Director of SLE; Lecturer in SLE
• Jas Wheeler, Upperclass SLE alumna
• Elaine Treharne, Roberta Bowman Denning Professor of Humanities; Professor of English, and, by Courtesy, of German Studies; Robert K. Packard University Fellow in Undergraduate Education; Director, Stanford Text Technologies; Resident Fellow of Ng House
• Greg Watkins, Former Resident Fellow of East Florence Moore Hall; Former Associate Director of SLE

Theme Requirements

1. Be a SLE alum for at least one quarter.
2. Consider volunteering to be a SLE Community Connection during the 24-25 year.
3. Contribute ideas in the planning and execution of programs, activities, and events in the course of the year, including plans for a theme-house budget that will be available to theme residents.