Cornerstone Staff

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Brad KnightSenior Director, Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Core and University College

Brad G. Knight serves as the Director of the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Core and University College at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é. He provides leadership, direction, and oversight for a wide spectrum of initiatives related to undergraduate education, including the university-wide general education program, Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Core, and residential living-learning programs, University College, Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Cornerstone, and Sophomore Living-Learning Communities. In this role, he focuses on curriculum design, student experience, institutional assessment and continuous improvement, and faculty development programs and events. Brad has also taught as an Adjunct Instructor at The George Washington University.

(202) 885-3869
bradly@american.edu

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Courtney Pollack

Associate Director, Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Centers Abroad 

Courtney began her international adventure on a summer study abroad program while she was in high school in Annecy, France. After that experience, she decided to pursue her love of French language and history in her undergraduate and graduate studies and went on to spend a semester in Paris, France. After finishing her M.A. in French Studies from New York University, she worked as an advisor at an international secondary school before joining Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é as the Program Advisor for World Languages and Cultures in August of 2012. In December 2015, she happily combined her passions of advising students and promoting international education and exchange by joining the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Abroad team. As Associate Director of the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Abroad Centers, Courtney manages the overall operations of Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Madrid, Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Nairobi, and Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Brussels. She also serves as the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Abroad liaison for the Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é Cornerstone Abroad program.

pollack@american.edu