Anand Pandian Writes for the Baltimore Beat

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 […]


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

Photo of Clara Han. She is wearing a blue blouse and her hand is resting on an iron fence.

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

Photo of Ben Andreesen. His a young man wearing a violet shirt and sitting in a car.

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 […]