College of Social Science
The Department of Anthropology is very happy to announce that Sabrina Perlman (left) and Julie Fleischman (right) have been awarded Fulbright IIE Grants. Recipients of Fulbright grants are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential. Julie will
The MSU Department of Anthropology is accepting applications from students interested in being Undergraduate Peer Mentors in a 200-level ISS online class focused on exploring social and cultural diversity in the United States. Peer mentors work with groups of about 10–15 students to encourage them
The Department of Anthropology is very proud to announce that Joshua Schnell has been awarded the highly prestigious and competitive Beinecke Scholarship. Founded in 1971, the Beinecke Scholarship supports students pursuing graduate studies in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Joshua Schnell, a junior, is an
The American Board of Forensic Anthropology announced last week that it has appointed Dr. Joseph T. Hefner to its Board of Directors, effective July 1st. His term will last through July 2018. The American Board of Forensic Anthropology was incorporated in 1977 to function in
We are happy to announce that PhD student Lisa Bright has been awarded the College of Social Science Research Scholars Fellowship for Summer 2015. This award, open only to students completing their first year of doctoral study, is awarded to students who demonstrate strong preparation and
Congratulations to Kehli Henry on winning one of the two very competitive Bea Medicine Awards from the Society for Applied Anthropology. “The scholarship celebrates the life and legacy of Beatrice Medicine, an internationally prominent anthropologist who passed away in December 2005. Dr. Medicine was a
The Department of Anthropology is very pleased to inform that Meenakshi Narayan, a third-year graduate student of the Department is a three-year College of Social Science Research Scholars Fellowship awardee (2013 – 2015). Through receiving this award, Meenakshi has successfully carried out two years of
The Department of Anthropology is very pleased to announce that, in collaboration with MATRIX: The Center for Digital Humanities & Social Sciences, Professors Watrall and Goldstein have received a $249,708 Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to
The Department of Anthropology is very pleased to announce that, in collaboration with the College of Arts and Letter and the Department of Art, Art History, and Design, and MATRIX: The Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor Ethan Watrall has received a $350,000 NEH
The Department of Anthropology is very happy to announce the winners of the 2014 Fieldwork Photo Contest. The Fieldwork Photo Contest is intended to spread the message about the department and anthropology in general through the fieldwork photographs of faculty, students, and alumni. This year’s