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Our annual Back At It issue is our way of preparing you for it all — returning to days filled with classes and extracurriculars, plus the new professors, new friends, and, just maybe, new love interests...

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Editor-in-Chief: Emma Rosenblum

Director Of Brand Initiatives & Features: Margaret Wheeler Johnson, @mwjohnso

Creative Director: Becky Brown, @beckyabrown

Managing Editor: Kylie McConville, @kyliemcconv

Director Of Editorial Operations: Rosanne Salvatore, @rosannedanielle

Senior Vice President Of Communications: Kimberly Bernhardt, @kimberly_in_nyc

EDITORIAL:

Deputy News & Entertainment Editor: Tina Kolokathis, @tinakolokathis

Senior Style Editor: Theresa Massony, @theresamassony

Senior Dating Editor: Hannah Orenstein, @hannahorens

Senior Experiences Editor: Kaitlin Cubria, @kaitlincubria

News Editor: Lilli Petersen

Experiences Editor: Alexa Mellardo

Associate Dating Editor: Veronica Lopez, @veee_low

Associate Dating Editor: Iman Hariri-Kia, @imaharirikia

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Brand Initiatives Deputy Editor: Kathryn Kattalia, @kkattalia

FASHION:

Contributing Senior Style Editor: Mecca James-Williams, @meccajw

Fashion Market Assistant: Ryan Gale, @ryancgale

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Social Media Editor: Tor Knoerzer, @torknoerzer

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Art Director, Design: Victoria Warnken, @victoriawarnken

Art Director, Photography: Sarah Kjelleren, @sarahkjelleren

Producer: Kiara Brown, @lionesskii

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Bookings Manager: Guillermo Perez, @grpzertuche

Bookings Editor: Anna Zagzag, @annazagzag

Manager: Erika Abdelatif, @erikaabdelatif

Associate Manager: Danielle Colin-Thome, @danielle_ect

Editorial Coordinator: Heather Brennan, @heatherpbrennan

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Product Manager: Nicolas Barajas, @nic

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Supervising Producer: Beth Spitalny

Producer: Irena Zofchak

Post Production Supervisor: Jesse Bekas

Editor: Claire Fishman, @_clairefish

Editor: Jenny Kim

Cinematographer: Marshall Stief, @xcalabre

Camera Operator: Jasmine Velez

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