Cornerstone Staff

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Brad KnightSenior Director, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Core and University College

Brad G. Knight serves as the Director of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Core and University College at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ. He provides leadership, direction, and oversight for a wide spectrum of initiatives related to undergraduate education, including the university-wide general education program, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Core, and residential living-learning programs, University College, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 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, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Abroad team. As Associate Director of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Abroad Centers, Courtney manages the overall operations of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Madrid, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Nairobi, and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Brussels. She also serves as the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Abroad liaison for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Cornerstone Abroad program.

pollack@american.edu