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William Lempert (ABD) just signed a contract to start as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Bowdoin College this coming fall. Founded on the Maine coast in 1794, Bowdoin is one of the oldest and most selective coeducational,

Anden Drolet and Katie McGuire have completed their transition to our PhD program.

Lindsay Johansson has been invited to speak at the Grand Junction Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society. Someone in charge there noticed her lecture in September, “It Takes a Village: Community Life among the Fremont of the Northern

Is America heading back to the '50s?Professors of anthropology and linguistics argue that as both candidate and president, the president has tapped into what they call “nostalgic racism”…Both sides misunderstand Margaret Mead, prof contendsBoth Mead

Pascale Meehan passed her Prospectus Defense and will advance to candidacy for the PhD.

Julie Thomas passed her qualifying exam and now has official PhD program status in Biological Anthropology.

Heather Seltzer gave a successful defense of her thesis on Signs and Symbols: Exploring Changes in Iconography in the Contact Era Rio Grande Pueblo World for completion of her Master’s Degree. Congratulations to Heather and advisor, Cathy Cameron.

Isabella Vinsonhaler will be awarded the Master’s Degree in December, having given a successful defense of her final exam. Congratulations to Bella and advisor, Matt Sponheimer.

Congratulations to Anden Drolet, Kevin Darcy, Arielle Milkman, and Jenny Washabaugh on their Pre-Dissertation Awards.  Great doctoral projects in the making. Anden will be off to Bhutan, Kevin to Mexico, Arielle to Peru, and Jenny to The Gambia

Anden Drolet will be awarded a Master’s Degree in December, having given a successful defense of his final exam. Hats off to Anden and advisor, Carole McGranahan.