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Alumni Update: Megan Tibbs Americorp's National Civilian Community Corps
April 30, 2013After graduating from Wheaton, I was accepted to the Southwest campus for Americorp’s National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC). I flew out to Denver, Colorado, where I had a month of training then got placed in a team. My team’s first SPIKE (what we call projects) was in Crown King, Arizona, which is a tiny gold [...] More » -
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 » -
Professor Eric Kelley's new publication in Cultural Survival
March 19, 2013Visiting Instructor of Anthropology, Professor Eric Kelley's new publication in Cultural Survival Quarterly on the land tenure struggles of the Avá-Guaraní in Paraguay touches on issues shared by many indigenous peoples of the Americas. Professor Kelley's account of the eviction process that the community of Yva Poty suffers resonates with the tentative land tenure many [...] More » -
Cecilia Menjivar to Speak at 31st Annual Sociology and Anthropology Senior Symposium
January 28, 2013Cecilia Menjivar, Cowden Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the T. Denny School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University is the Cole Lecturer at the 31st Annual Sociology and Anthropology Senior Symposium dinner. Cecilia Menjivar's research examines the social worlds of individuals who live in hostile and violent environments. In her research such adverse [...] 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 » -
Engaged Anthropology
November 26, 2012First rate pedagogy has a good fit with carefully considered political engagement. In November 2012, Professor Kerner and the students in her methods class demonstrated that the knowledge gleaned from Anthropology can be used to encourage transformation. As quoted in a recent Wheaton Wire article, Professor Kerner "challenged the class to come up with something [...] More » -
Learning through Community Engagement
November 25, 2012A partnership has developed between students in Anthropology 215: Tanzania: Education and Development and local Norton middle school students. This partnership builds on Anthropology's commitment to share the knowledge gained through deep engagement with a wide range of publics. A recent Attleboro Sun Chronicle article outlines how in a brief presentation Wheaton students guide Norton [...] More » -
Feast and Famine: Food Summit
November 12, 2012Through the collaborative efforts of the Office of Service, Spirituality and Social Responsibility, the student food group AfterTaste, Professor Donna Kerner and students of her Anthropology class, FEAST or Famine, all came together to host a series of talks about food. Over the course of three nights conversations were held on food topics ranging from [...] More » -
Preparing for Senior Year Meeting for Juniors and Traveling Sophomores
October 18, 2012On November 6th at 5:00 we will be hosting a meeting for all juniors on currently on campus and sophomores who plant to study abroad for the full year or in the Fall 2013. In our meeting we will discuss what you should think about before your senior year, how to seize opportunities available to [...] More »
