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Who wrote Uni in the USA...and Beyond and who gets credit for helping behind the scenes?

British students and American contributors in the US (on line and in print): Alice Fishburn, John Wallis, Alexander McClean, Dustin Daniels, Christopher Cheek, Emma Hurst, Margaret Gandy, Kathleen Paul, Jim Bock, Joshua Murray, Annie Cheek, Connor Wilson

British students and contributors abroad (...and Beyond online edition): Vanessa Bertagnole, Charles Baker, Pong-pong Chua, Lydia Halls, Damara Klaasen, Cassie Symes, Sean Thornton, Simon Sweeney, Alex Warren

Principal contributors to articles: Anthony Nemecek, Jill Hurst, John Wallis, Alice Fishburn, Marva Hall (athletic scholarships), Alexander McClean

Foreward: Dr. Anthony Seldon, 13th Master, Wellington College, and Matt Oakman, Deputy Head (Academic), Wellington College

Introduction: Rowena Boddington, Director, Advising and Marketing, US-UK Fulbright Commission, EducationUSA

Cover Design: David Preston

Front cover of print version Uni in the USA): University of Washington, Syracuse University

Back cover of print version: University of the South (Sewanee)

Cartoon Illustrations: Tim Sanders

Executive Editor: Jill Hurst

Editor-in-Chief: Harriet Plyler

Extra thanks to Kathryn Behringer, Patricia Blumenthal, Rowena Boddington, Janice Chalmers, Tara Eames, Caroline Edwards, Harry Edwards, Susan Gowland, Susan Hamlyn, Denise Hart, Theresa Hare, Regine Henrich, Rosie Hodgart, Charlotte Hollingshead, Emma Hurst, Janet Irons, Shannon Javitz, Tiffany Alison Kirkland, Jacquelin Linn, Katja Lips, Shari Lord, Ralph Lucas, David Mannion, Joshua Murray, Emily Nelson, Parker Oliver, Eileen Penman, Michele Placek, Stephen Potter, the Countess of Ronaldshay, Chelsea Ryder, Nancy Machles Rothschild, the Sutton Trust, Thomas Turnbull, Chaffee Viets, Bill Visick, Janette Wallis, Sarah Weitzke, Lauren Welch, Joe Winkleman.

Published 5th Jul 2016 by Harriet Plyler

Updated 25th May 2017

Recommendations (references)

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