Ben Andreesen is a rising junior majoring in Environmental Science and Anthropology. He will be using the 2024 Summer Research Grant to conduct field research for his project titled, “City […]
News & Announcements Archive
2023-2024 Student and Faculty Accomplishments
We ended the year (2023-2023) with a department party at Naveeda’s, catered by Panache Fine Catering. Among the plenty of good news shared were the accomplishments of our faculty, staff […]
7th Annual Sidney Mintz Fellowship Awardees
We are delighted to announce the awardees of the 7th annual Sidney Mintz Fellowship. Inaugurated in 2015, the Sydney Mintz Fellowship seeks to support graduate field and archival research that […]
In Memorium: Jane I. Guyer (1943-2024)
The Department of Anthropology mourns the loss of Professor Emerita Jane I. Guyer, who passed on at the age of 80 on January 17, 2024. Known widely for her original […]
Scott MacLochlainn Receives Society for Linguistic Anthropology Book Prize
Assistant Professor Scott MacLochlainn won the 2023 New Voices Book Prize from the Society for Linguistic Anthropology, for his first book The Copy Generic. The New Voices Book Prize was established […]
Panel Discussion- Convergences: Climate Change, Health, Litigation
When: Thursday, Nov. 9 2023 Time: 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Followed by reception Where: Space Telescope Science Institute Auditorium, 3700 San Martin Dr., Baltimore, MD 21218. Parking Available. Registration: […]
Professor Naveeda Khan Recipient of 2nd Prize in the 2023 Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing
Dr. Khan’s recent publication, River Life and the Uprising of Nature, won the prestigious prize. The Victor Turner Prize is awarded annually by the Society for Humanistic Anthropology.
Fall Newsletter and Department Highlights
The Department of Anthropology is beginning a newsletters for students, faculty, and affiliates. You should receive the newsletter by email each semester. The newsletter includes department information, new grad student […]
Obituary: Megha Sharma Sehdev (1981-2023)
With immeasurable grief and regret we announce the untimely death of our beloved alumna Megha Sharma Sehdev who took her own life on August 17, 2023. Megha was born in […]
Summer Research Grant Prize Awarded
Larkin Gallup is Winner of this years Summer Research Grant Prize Larkin Gallup is a rising senior from southern California studying Anthropology and International Studies with a minor in Environmental […]