Anthropology professor Anand Pandian, in collaboration with Cornell University’s Chloe Ahmann, has recently published a thought-provoking op-ed in the Baltimore Beat. The piece delves into the discriminatory history of waste […]
News & Announcements Archive
Nafisah Haque accepted into Ohio State University
We are excited to share that Nafisah Haque, an outstanding undergraduate student in the Anthropology Department, will soon be embarking on a new academic journey. Beginning in August, Nafisah will […]
Clara Han Elected President of the Society for Medical Anthropology
The Society for Medical Anthropology (SMA) has announced the election of Clara Han as its new President. She will assume her position in November of this year. The Society for […]
Summer Research Grant Prize Awarded
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 […]
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.