Anthropology

Few programs can boast the height of scholarly achievement, breadth of expertise, diversity of personnel, level of activity, degree of disciplinary leadership, and deep commitment to socio-political engagement and justice work that is our stock in trade.

Leveraging resources from our central New York City location, distinguished faculty in related disciplines at the Graduate Center, and continually improving student fellowship support, the program has sustained a reputation for excellence, diversity, access, and engagement.

Seventy-five percent of our graduates work in full-time academic jobs. Faculty publications have been honored with numerous prestigious awards, multiple alumni have won the MacArthur “Genius” Award, and our students receive grants and fellowships at consistently high rates. Each year we offer an extensive array of public lectures across all the subfields of the discipline.

Our program is known for:

• Intellectual vitality, warmth, camaraderie, and collegiality.
• Our faculty’s productivity and students’ achievements, which make us stand out among anthropological programs internationally.
• Our commitment to conversation and collaboration across subfields.
• Our rethinking of anthropological practice to advance less extractivist, more collaborative ways of doing research, disseminating findings, and communicating with multiple publics.
• An interdisciplinary approach to scholarly work, teaching, and service.
• A commitment to aligning the cutting-edge scholarship of our faculty and students with new visions of justice and egalitarianism informed by contemporary struggles.
• Generous fellowship packages, with every student guaranteed a 5-year tuition fellowship and some awards offering a combined work and fellowship package exceeding $37,000 per academic year and including eligibility for low-cost individual or family NYSHIP health insurance.