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Karen L. Coburn
 Senior consultant in residence

Karen Levin Coburn is one of the country's leading experts on the college experience. She is co-author of the acclaimed book, Letting Go: A Parent's Guide to Understanding the College Years, which, in its fourth printing, has sold more than 330,000 copies. Coburn is often quoted in the national and ...

Expertise: college experience, freshman transition, letting go, students

Direct contact: (314) 935-5040
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coburn@wustl.edu

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Garrett Duncan
 Associate Professor of Education

Garrett Duncan studies conditions that attribute to success and failure among black students in public schools, especially in competitive settings. He examines academic and social issues, with a special focus on high-stakes testing, education reform, violence, and racial disparities in achievement ...

Expertise: education reform, high stakes testing, racial disparities, social issues, urban schools

Direct contact: (314) 935-8740
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gaduncan@wustl.edu

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Alan Glass
 Director of Student Health and Counseling

Dr. Glass joined the staff of Student Health and Counseling in January, 2004. A graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School, he completed a pediatric residency at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He practiced emergency medicine for several years before entering the field of college heath. ...

Expertise: student health, men's health, sexual health, leadership education, mental health

Direct contact: (314) 935-9626
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alan_glass@aismail.wustl.edu

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Robert Koff
 Director, Center for Advanced Learning

Robert Koff is the director of the Educational Skills Initiative in the office of the vice chancellor for students, which is an initiative that focuses on ways to expand the intellectual interests and educational skills of undergraduates with a focus on incoming freshmen. He is an expert in the challenges ...

Expertise: education, school reform, No Child Left Behind, standardized tests, school boards

Direct contact: (314) 935-5946
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rkoff@wustl.edu

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Linda Nicholson
 Director, Women and Gender Studies Program


Expertise: feminism, gender studies, relationships, women, men, social identity

Direct contact: (314) 935-7479
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lnichols@wustl.edu

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Don Strom
 Chief, University Police


Expertise: campus safety, security, crime prevention

Direct contact: (314) 935-5514
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don_strom@wustl.edu

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Nanette Tarbouni
 Director of Admissions

Nanette Tarbouni has been director of undergraduate admissions for nearly seven years. She and her colleagues travel around the country in an expansive recruitment effort, looking for top students who are interested in Washington University. As such, she plays a variety of roles at the University, ...

Expertise: University admissions, admission trends

Media assistance: (314) 935-5293 / andyc@wustl.edu

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Bob Wiltenburg
 Dean of University College in Arts & Sciences


Expertise: adult education, continuing education, liberal arts, poets, Ben Jonson, English composition, John Milton, …

Direct contact: (314) 935-4806
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rewilten@artsci.wustl.edu

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Bill Witbrodt
 Director, Student Financial Services

Bill Witbrodt is director of Student Financial Services for Washington University in St. Louis. He assumed that position July 1, 1996, after serving as the assistant controller with the University since 1992. As director of SFS, Witbrodt oversees the University's financial aid operation, which incorporates ...

Expertise: financial aid, grants, paying for college, scholarships, student finances, work study programs

Media assistance: (314) 935-5293 / andyc@wustl.edu

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