Anthro Club People
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Study Abroad Update: Connections to the World in the Heart of London
April 23, 2013This past fall semester, junior Anthropology major Emily Dewet studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), a school in the University of London. SOAS specializes in the study of Africa and the Near and Middle East, with undergraduate and graduate students studying everything from social sciences to the arts. Located in historic [...] More » -
Wordly Scholar- Margaux Fisher '12
April 20, 2012Margaux Fisher relishes opportunities to dive into new cultures. When she was 14, Fisher traveled to China with her mother and fell under the country's spell. More » -
Anthropology Major Margaux Fisher '12 Wins Fulbright to Taiwan
April 11, 2012Margaux's senior thesis further developed her interest in Chinese diaspora communities. More » -
Student Scholarship: Sally Dexter '12 and Margaux Fisher '12
March 20, 2012Anthropology majors Sally Dexter ’12 and Marxaux Fisher ’12 traveled to South Bend, IN to present their Independent Study Projects conducted through their SIT Study Abroad programs at the World Learning’s Human Development conference on February 10th and 11th, 2012. Faces Behind the Figures: Visions of Progress, Prosperity, and Human Potential was the conference theme. [...] More » -
Internship: RangSutra in Uttar Pradesh, India
November 14, 2011Reflecting on the opportunity afforded to her by the Davis International Fellows Program, Sally Dexter '12 writes: "I had never had the opportunity to study or work with a group of people so closely as the women of eastern Uttar Pradesh. My boss, Dr. Dipti Singh, gave me phenomenal insight into women’s economic empowerment and [...] More » -
Internship: 2011 American Anthropological Association Summer Intern
July 21, 2011Juliana Bennington '12 interned in the inaugural year of the American Anthropological Association's Summer Internship Program in the summer of 2011. She was one of two interns selected from around the country to develop their knowledge of the association and skill in the discipline. After interning with the World Health Organization in the Spring of [...] More » -
Congratulations to Sally Dexter '12, Elana Jabbour '12, Claire Rowell '12 and Katherine Stanley '12 our newest Davis International Fellows!
April 12, 2011Our Davis Fellows are planning exciting and productive summers all around the world! In the summer of 2011, Claire Rowell '12 will work on two economic and social development projects as research and development intern within Pratit International. The work of Pratit International, a non-profit humanitarian aid organization, is founded in the principles of implementing [...] More » -
Congratulations to Tofani Grava '11!
April 11, 2011At the Greater Boston Anthropology Consortium Student Conference (GBAC), Tofani Grava was the winner of the Best Undergraduate Student Paper Prize. Tofani Grava ’11, winner of the 7th Annual GBAC student conference held at Brandeis University April 8, 2011 presented the results of her Honors Thesis research “The Mormon Culture of Community and Recruitment.” Tofani [...] More » -
Aching for Japan
March 17, 2011As we watch the images and hear the sounds of suffering from Japan's recent earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, we cannot help remembering that the pain hits at home for some of our own Anthropology majors. Our hearts go out to you and to your friends and families. We deeply admire how, from afar, students [...] More » -
Davis International Fellow 2010: Merretta Dickinson in Namibia
October 18, 2010Davis International Fellow Merretta Dickinson ’12 went to Windhoek, Namibia, for the summer of 2010 to intern at the Bernhard Nordkamp Center More »
