In Memory of Professor Charles (Chuck) Lindholm
Faculty and students in the Department of Anthropology join in mourning the passing of our dear colleague, Charles (Chuck) Lindholm, who died at his home on June 30, 2023. Chuck joined the University Professors program at Boston University in 1990 and moved fully into the Department of Anthropology in 2011, after the University Professors Program […]
Dr. Catherine West publishes Coloring Iqalluut—Fish, a coloring book on Alutiiq fishing traditions
Dr. Catherine West produced a coloring book, Coloring Iqalluut—Fish, with an Alaska Native artist and a tribal museum based on some of her archaeological research. This 28-page coloring book explores many aspects of Kodiak Alutiiq fishing, from the species caught to the seasonal rhythm of fishing and the tools used in harvesting. The publication features […]
PhD student, Alex Dorr, awarded Educational and Cultural Affairs Junior Research Fellowship
Alex Dorr was recently awarded the Educational and Cultural Affairs Junior Research Fellowship at the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem. He will be in-residence at the Albright for spring semester 2024, working on analyzing the faunal remains from the Hellenistic occupation at Tel Shimron as part of his dissertation research. Congratulations, Alex! […]
Q&A with PhD student Christian Gagnon
Christian Gagnon is a PhD candidate studying Biological Anthropology and working in the SMAGL lab with Dr. Chris Schmitt and Dr. Eva Garrett. Prior to joining the BU Anthropology Department, Christian received his BA and MA in Anthropology from CUNY Hunter College. His research broadly focuses on better understanding the evolution of complex traits. Q: […]
Q&A with Jade Isabella Lau (CAS ’21)
Jade Isabella Lau earned a BA in Anthropology & Religion with honors from CAS in May 2021. Her senior thesis focused on the representation of Chinese indentured laborers in Cuba from 1847 to 1894. Following graduation, Jade was one of eighteen selected for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in Vietnam. She currently teaches English […]
Prof. Marston featured in The BU Brink
Professor John Marston’s research is featured in The Brink: https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/what-ancient-toilets-can-teach-us-about-maya-life-and-tamales/
May 2021 Department Graduation
Huge congratulations to all of our graduating seniors, masters students, and doctoral students! View the Graduation Program here
Gana Ndiaye named a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellow!
Ph.D. candidate, Gana Ndiaye, has been named a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellow by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars (formerly the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation). Gana’s dissertation, “Plastic Migrants:” Race, Performance, and the Making of a Senegalese Muslim Community in Brazil, examines the everyday lives of Senegalese Sufi migrants in Brazil as they […]
BU Anthropology has a huge presence at AAPA 2021 & NEEP 2020
A number of our current and former undergraduates, graduates, post-docs and faculty presented or were co-authors on papers or posters at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical (now Biological) Anthropologists in April 2021. These included, graduate student Christian Gagnon, Andrea Blackburn (GRS 2021), Amy Scott (GRS 2021), Andrea DiGiorgio (GRS 2019), Caitlin […]
Chris Taylor (GRS ’15)
Hi BU! I recently began serving in the National Association of Practicing Anthropologists (NAPA) to help with their new strategy to promote more avenues for anthropologists to practice anthropology. There are many diverse careers which increasingly need the scholarly and holistic perspective we anthropologists bring. Contact me for information about NAPA’s professional mentorship program, for […]