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Laila Maher

Dean of Student and Alumni Affairs

Herbert Hugh
Herbert Hugh

Assistant Dean of Student Support

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James Jennings Jr.

Assistant Director of Student Affairs

Jessica Pierson
Jessica Pierson

Associate Director of Artists' Resource Center and Alumni Affairs

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Lenfest Center for the Arts615 W 129th St · New York, NY 10027

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