Anthropology Student Showcase, Student Awards, and Building Careers in Anthropology Conference

Anthropology Student Showcase — On May 4, 2022, the Anthropology Department hosted a Student Showcase and Awards reception featuring invited long-form slide presentations and multimedia exhibits of student work and research in anthropology courses and independent research projects during the 2021-2022 academic year. (See program photo attached).

This well-attended and celebratory event offered students, faculty, and presenters’ family members and friends an opportunity to engage with a wide-ranging program of student academic and creative projects focused on key issues and forms of cultural expression (e.g., climate crisis, linguistic hyperdiversity, gentrification, emotional labor in the workplace, youth culture, comedic performance).

We also held an awards ceremony at the Showcase event for recipients of the Anthropology Department’s Bednarek and Bigel Scholarships, and for inductees in Lambda Alpha, the National Anthropological Honors Society for undergraduates.

Additionally, five current Anthropology students — Leanna Sanchez, David Fleitas-Guillen, Jaileen Murillo, Joselyn Molina, and Caro Freinberg– and Dr. Taha and Dr. Davidson attended a national conference, Building Careers in Anthropology, at the Fordham University Lincoln Center Business School on May 13. The conference featured practicing anthropologists and workshops focused on new directions in careers in anthropology and career development strategies and tools (see above photo from the event).