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Congratulations to Sanggay Tashi who successfully defended his prospectus, "From Herding Yaks to Driving Cars: State Intervention, Mobility, and Settled Nomads in Amdo Tibet.”

Graduate student Dawa Lokyitsang wrote an important essay weighing in on recent accusations against the Dalai Lama, showing how these unfounded accusations miss both cultural practices and geopolitical violence. The article, "The Geopolitical Violence of Translating the Dalai Lama," was published online in The Geopolitics. Read the article in The...

Sanggay Tashi awarded a Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship. The Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship program is designed to support emerging scholars as they pursue bold and innovative research in the humanities and interpretive social sciences. Sanggay's research explores how Tibetan nomads skillfully assert their cultural, political, and religious identity to thrive...

This past week, Professor Bamforth's ANTH 2200 Archaeology of Human History hosted Mesolithic Day 2023. Students experienced atlatl throwing, archaeological mapping, ceramics, soil and faunal analysis. Thank you to everyone who came out to make this day a great success!

Sabrina Bradford awarded a Summer Graduate School Fellowship. Sabrina will use the award to fund the final portions of her field research.

Rob Weiner (PhD, Archaeology 2023) accepted a three-year Postdoctoral Fellowship with the Dartmouth Society of Fellows, where he will be affiliated with the Department of Religion. The Society of Fellows fosters the academic careers of scholars who have recently received their Ph.D. degrees and demonstrate exceptional and innovative research, ability...

Congratulations to Katie Donlan who successfully defended her prospectus, "Between Recognition and Refusal: The Politics of Maine-Wabanaki Truth, Reconciliation, and Healing.” Her committee included Professors Jen Shannon (chair), Carole McGranahan, Annette de Stecher, Carla Jones, and Natalie Avalos. She now advances to Phd candidacy.

Former postdoc (2016-2019) Jack Hanson working under Scott Ortman has been named Associate Professor of Roman Archaeology at the University of Oxford. Since leaving CU, Jack has been a Fellow of the British Academy at Reading University and a visiting lecturer at Oxford.

Sophia Busse voted best poster at the Studio Lab End-of-Year Poster Extravaganza. Sophia worked with Brent Andrews, a PhD student in archaeology, on a project that compiled information on technological change related to food processing in the Ancestral Pueblo World. Her poster, "The Development of Technology in Southwest Colorado," was...

Please join us in celebrating and honoring these graduate students for outstanding academic performance and disciplinary service: Skye Barger, Sabrina Bradford, Georgia Butcher, Paige Edmiston, Kelesy Hoppes, Patrick McKenzie, Adi Prakash, Nicholas Puente, Chilton Tippin, Anna Wynfield, and Sangjie Zhaxi are receiving the Willena D. Cartwright Scholarship for progress towards...