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Exploring Careers with Ethnography
- Nov 9, 2023
The connection between college and a future career is not always clear. Ethnographic methods can provide students with tools to learn about workplaces and envision career paths.
Networking Basics & Informational Interviews
- Oct 25, 2023
Unsure how to grow your network? The Anthropology Career Readiness Network developed this resource to answer all of your burning questions about how to connect with others and grow professionally.
Career Spotlight: Nicole Torres
- Sep 25, 2023
Meet Nicole Torres - cultural anthropologist, trained ecotherapist, life-long dreamworker, and licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW).
“Where Do I Even Start?”: Exploring Resources for Anthropology Students’ College-to-Career Transitions
- Sep 13, 2023
Undergraduate anthropology students conducted research surrounding career resources for anthropology majors.
If You've Got It, Flaunt It! Translating Anthropology for the Workplace
- Jul 27, 2023
The Anthropology Career Readiness Network developed this guide to help communicate your anthropological training and experiences in the workplace.
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Career Spotlight: Matt Artz
- Jun 30, 2023
Meet Matt Artz - an innovative anthropologist, designer, strategist, product manager, and entrepreneur, specializing in user experience, product development, and consumer insights.
How To Successfully Adopt an Associate Dean
- Jun 5, 2023
Advice for cultivating more impactful collaborations with university administrators.
Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming Department Chair
- May 15, 2023
We spoke to a few Department Chairs from our Department Services Program (DSP) about things they wish they knew before becoming chair. Read about finances and management practices, the stress factors involved, and how to cope!
Career Spotlight: Amanda Concha-Holmes
- Apr 24, 2023
Meet Amanda Concha-Holmes - proponent of "renegade anthropology" who works with the public school system to integrate education on the complexity of underrepresented voices into the curriculum.
Business (Anthropology) is Booming!
- Apr 12, 2023
Did you know that Fortune 500 companies hire anthropologists? Anthropologists provide unique insights into organizational and customer needs in order for high profile businesses to thrive.
What Can You Do With an Anthropology Degree?
- Apr 3, 2023
If you're fascinated by people and interested in answering big questions about what makes us human, then a career in anthropology might be for you!
Career Spotlight: Erica Walters
- Mar 16, 2023
Meet Erica Walters - an ethnographer working to make tangible improvements to the rights Indigenous peoples have to lands, food, worldview, and objects.
Anthropologists in Action: Explore Exciting Creative Career Options
- Mar 7, 2023
Get out there and explore some exciting creative career options on our ACE Job Board!
Career Spotlight: Chelsey R. Carter
- Feb 21, 2023
Meet Dr. Chelsey R. Carter - anthropologist, educator, and writer. Dr. Carter discusses inspirations from Zora Neale Hurston, data collection for the Black Genome Project, and her research in Black health and health care access in her hometown of St. Louis, Missouri.
The Need for Anthropology, Earlier: Teaching Anthropology at the Secondary Level
- Feb 2, 2023
Secondary level teacher, Dr. Meghan Chidsey, discusses the need for anthropology to be taught earlier in students' education.
Exploring User Experience Research at the NAPA/AAA Careers Expo
- Dec 22, 2022
At the 2022 meeting in Seattle, we asked two graduate students, Anneliese Long of the University of North Carolina and Rosalie Gunawan of the University of British Columbia, to attend the Expo and share their experiences as they navigated the event for themselves.
Career Spotlight: Jill Kushner Bishop
- Nov 30, 2022
Meet Jill Kushner Bishop - Founder & CEO of Multilingual Connections.
Interning at the American Anthropological Association
- Oct 21, 2022
Each summer, the American Anthropological Association offers two internship opportunities for talented anthropology students as they pursue their professional goals and aspirations.
Career Spotlight: Melissa Cefkin
- Sep 28, 2022
Meet Melissa Cefkin - a practicing anthropologist working at the crossroads of technology, business and mobility.
Implementation Science, Context, and Anthropological Explorations
- Sep 13, 2022
Are you considering a career in Health Services Research? Megan McCullough, Ph.D., Research Health Scientist and Investigator at Center for Healthcare Organization, recently spoke with AAA about how she came to Health Services Research and how anthropology can be inserted and incorporated into improving Veterans health care within the structure of the VA.
