Colby College
Bachelor's in Sociology
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Colby College
Bachelor's in Sociology
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Abigail Anderson has devoted her career to education, both in the collegiate and secondary school settings. Most recently, she worked in the office of admissions at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, where she directed multiple domestic and international recruitment territories, including New England, Mid-Atlantic, Europe, and the Americas, read thousands of applications, and managed both student employees and the alumni interviewing process. Abigail began her career in the admission office of her secondary school alma mater, Emma Willard School in Troy, New York. During her time at Emma Willard School, she oversaw multicultural and first-generation student recruitment, participated in admission and financial aid committees, and assisted in residence hall management. Abigail was elected Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cum laude from Colby College, where she studied sociology.
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