Grace Chapin James

Grace Chapin James currently serves as the Assistant Vice Provost and Director of Admissions at Washington University in St. Louis, a position held since June 2022. Prior to this role, Grace held the title of Executive Director of Admissions at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business from January 2021 to June 2022. Experience also includes significant positions in admissions at the University of Chicago, including Deputy Director of Admissions and Associate Director of Admissions from June 2016 to January 2021, and earlier roles such as J.D. Admissions Graduate Assistant at Harvard Law School for the 2015-2016 academic year. Grace's foundational work in admissions began at the University of Chicago from July 2011 to July 2015, where various roles such as Director of Transfer Admissions and Senior Admissions Counselor were performed. Educational credentials include a Master of Education in Higher Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education and an A.B. with honors in Psychology and Germanic Studies from the University of Chicago.