23: Julia Macias

<p>In this episode, Rob chats with <a href="https://students.wustl.edu/contacts/julia-macias/">Dr. Julia Macias</a> who serves as both an Assistant Dean in the <a href="https://students.wustl.edu/scholar-programs/">Office of Scholar Programs</a> and as Director of the <a href="https://students.wustl.edu/rodriguez-scholars-program/">Annika Rodriguez Scholars Program</a>. Rob and Julia talk about her background growing up in University City as the child of a WashU chemistry professor, her interest in Anthropology and undergraduate study at Stanford, and her return to St Louis in 2003 to join the WashU <a href="https://students.wustl.edu/campus-life/">Campus Life</a> team and later become an Assistant Dean in the <a href="https://artsci.wustl.edu/">College of Arts &amp; Sciences</a>. We chat at length about the Scholars Programs and the type of students in those programs. We also wish to extend a hearty congratulations to Dr. Macias on her recent successful defense of her dissertation in May of 2020!</p>