Hale Herald - Hale Herald Fall Equinox 2023

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Chair's Letter

Welcome to Fall!  The aspens have already started turning up in the mountains and the days are getting cooler. Our big news is that we have four new colleagues who have joined the Department of Anthropology along with a farewell to a dear colleague:

New to the Department are:

  • Dr. Sharon DeWitte, joining us as Professor of Biological Anthropology with a joint appointment in IBS;
  • Dr. Sarah Jackson, Professor of Archaeology and also new Divisional Dean of Social Sciences;
  • Dr. Eric Jones, Associate Professor of Archaeology; and,
  • Dr. Nancy Stevens, Professor of Biological Anthropology and also new Director of the Museum of Natural History.

We are delighted to have each of these distinguished scholars and teachers as members of our Department. Welcome all!

And, moving on to new and exciting adventures as Director of the Museum of Anthropology at Washington State University is archaeology professor Samantha Fladd. Best of luck at WSU, Sam – you are missed in Hale!

For those in the Boulder area, we have a special treat this week: a homecoming for former cultural anthropology professor Kaifa Roland now Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Director of Global Black Studies at Clemson University.  On Friday, September 29 Dr. Roland will speak on “Ethnography in the Interim: The Making of Minding Her Business: AfroCubana Tourism Entrepreneurs.” The talk will be at 4 pm in Hale 270 with a reception immediately after (which is free and open to the public).  All are welcome!

Please read on to learn about the innovative work CU anthropologists are doing on campus and around the world.

Welcome back,

Carole McGranahan, Chair