Current students
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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 » -
Professor Bruce Owens leads Wheaton College's Semester in Bhutan at Royal Thimpu College
March 22, 2013Professor Bruce Owens is leading 11 students in a semester of study in Bhutan in the Spring 2013. This is the fourth group of Wheaton College students that will spend a term at Royal Thimphu College. Anthropology majors Benjamin Kragen '14 and Ariel Eaton '14 will be joining the Thimpu community and interning while they [...] More » -
Study Abroad Update:“Open Living” as a Transformative Experience
December 3, 2012Kristin Riddell '13 found her study abroad experience in Samoa "the epitome of what study abroad should be." As an Anthropology major Kristin was happy to learn much from her homestays, field trips and “excursions” to Fiji and American Samoa. According to Riddell, the "two months worth of classroom learning provided a background for the [...] More » -
Alumni Connections: Moving Beyond Wheaton
September 9, 2012In the Spring 2012 Binh Nguyen ’99 came to visit campus as part of the Health Care Without Borders Alumni Connections panel sponsored by the Filene Center, the Office of the Provost and the Anthropology Department. Bihh Nguyen graduated with an anthropology major in '99 and now works as the Director of Global Operations at [...] 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 » -
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 » -
Out of Africa, Into Norton
February 18, 2012Anthropology majors, Emily Dewet '14 and Jennifer Irving '14, made news last week (Attleboro Sun Chronicle 2/11/2012) when they were joined by four other 2011 Wheaton-in-Tanzania program participants to conduct a three hour workshop in the Norton Middle School. Two sixth grade Geography teachers at the middle school, Kimberly Spence and Barbara Nado spent the [...] More » -
Internship: INFORSE-Europe in Arhus, Denmark and Zelena Akcija in Split, Croatia
November 25, 2011For the Summer 2011, Kate Stanley '12 used her Davis Fellowship by working for two environmental advocacy organizations in Europe: INFORSE-Europe in Arhus, Denmark and Zelena Akcija in Split, Croatia. Reflecting on her experience Kate writes: "In Denmark, I worked in an office and created promotional materials, researched some case studies on sustainable practices and [...] 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: Pratit International in Kolkata, India
November 1, 2011As a recipient of the Davis International Fellowship, Claire Rowell '12 traveled to Kolkata, India, to intern with Pratit International, a small University of Pennsylvania associated non-profit that seeks to target issues of poverty at the health,educational, and community levels. As part of her internship, Claire supported the set-up medical clinics, ran educational sessions, and [...] More »
