The Office of International Students and Scholars will be closed for Winter Break from Wednesday, December 24 to Friday, January 2. We will reopen on Monday, January 5. If you have an urgent matter, please contact TUPD at (504) 865-5911. 

Dessa Crum

International Student Advisor

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Biography

Dessa Crum is originally from the Kansas City area, but she has been fortunate enough to spend time living in Germany, Japan, Hungary, and Turkey. Before joining the OISS team, she advised international students and taught English as a second language at Johnson County Community College in Kansas. She is thrilled to be on the Tulane OISS team and meet Tulane's international students and scholars!