Internships
INTERESTED IN A JANUARY OR SUMMER INTERNSHIP?
See our Getting Started with an Internship page.
Students majoring in anthropology have had internships in a wide variety of settings, including the following:
- American Anthropological Association
- Curious City (Maine)
- Rangsutra (India)
- Media Del Monte (TX)
- International Network for Sustainable Energy (Denmark)
- Bernard Nordkamp Center (Namibia)
- Peabody Museum of Archeology & Ethnology
- Equal Exchange
- Council for Children
- Cultural Survival International
- Attleboro Sun Chronicle
- Rhode Island Hospital
- Tri-town Chamber of Commerce
- Audobon Society
- Historical Societies & Museums
- State & National Parks - Historic Sites
- Physicians for Human Rights
- Pratit International
- Provincetown Arts Association and Museum
- Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- International Institute of Education
- UNICEF
- Teaching Assistant in Anthro. Dept.
- Vietnamese American Civic Assoc.
- Archive of Folk Culture, Library of Congress
- Center for Families and Children, Cleveland, OH
- UCSF Global Health Group
- Wheaton Research Partnership with Faculty
- Anthropology Tutor
- Anthropology Peer Writing Tutor
Department News
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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. -
Professor Hilary Haldane to Speak at Wheaton
April 16, 2012Professor Haldane (Quinnipiac University) will speak on "When Human and natural Disasters Collide: Understanding the Violence of Everyday Life." -
Anthropology Major Margaux Fisher '12 Wins Fulbright to Taiwan
April 11, 2012Margaux's senior thesis further developed her interest in Chinese diaspora communities.
For more information, contact Donna O. Kerner, chair.
Some of our students' experiences as interns
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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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
Internship: Curious City in Maine
October 10, 2011In the summer 2011, Laura Donovan '12 worked at Curious City in Portland, Maine after meeting Wheaton College Alumna Kirsten Cappy '92 at a Majors Connection event earlier in February. Curious City is a children's book consulting company that works to connect young readers to booksellers and authors. Curious City addresses the promotional gaps felt [...] -
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 [...]
