This volume contains the proceedings of the conference “New Trends in Noncommutative Algebra”, held at the University of Washington, Seattle, in August 2010, in honor of Ken Goodearl's 65th birthday. The articles reflect the wide interests of Goodearl and will provide researchers and graduate students with an indispensable overview of topics of current interest. Specific fields covered include: noncommutative algebraic geometry, representation theory, Calabi-Yau algebras, quantum algebras and deformation quantization, Poisson algebras, growth of algebras, group algebras, and noncommutative Iwasawa algebras.