Melanie Cashin

Melanie Cashin is an experienced educational professional currently serving as the Director of the Academic Support Center at Carleton College, where responsibilities include providing comprehensive advising to TRIO-eligible students and coordinating academic programming, particularly in STEM fields. Additionally, Melanie holds positions as the Coordinator of Multilingual Writing Support and Assistant Director of the Writing Center, along with roles supporting low-income and first-generation college students. With a long-standing academic career at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Melanie developed various course materials and promoted student success through engaging teaching methods. Further experience includes positions as a Documentation Specialist at LSS Data Systems and a Library Circulation Aide for the City of Faribault. Melanie possesses advanced degrees in English, including a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and a Master of Arts in Technical Communication, complementing a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Publishing & Printing Arts.