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Sherry Fukuzawa

Teaching Anthropology

Editor Sherry is the Associate Chair and Assistant Professor Teaching Stream in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto Mississauga, specializing in pedagogical research in biological anthropology, and community-engaged learning with the local Indigenous community.

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Sherry Fukuzawa

Teaching Anthropology

Editor Sherry is the Associate Chair and Assistant Professor Teaching Stream in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto Mississauga, specializing in pedagogical research in biological anthropology, and community-engaged learning with the local Indigenous community.

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The Timing Is Right for Anthro-Journo

Anthropology News

“Courses in history, psychology, sociology, and political science are often part of the core curricula in journalism programs,” writes Paula Horvath in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. Yet, the social science with perhaps the most to offer budding journalists, anthropology, has often been excluded from the chosen courses.” “The

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Enrollment and financial crises threaten growing list of academic disciplines

The Hechinger Report

These have included anthropology, philosophy, languages, art, theater, music and women’s and African American studies. To get a better job” is the top reason freshmen say they enrolled at a public university , UCLA’s Higher Education Research Institute reports. That, too, is likely to accelerate. “To

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Hospitality and Care towards the (Un)knowable Stranger in Greek Orthodox Charities

Anthropology News

I hoped that I would soon begin cooking with them on a regular basis as part of my field research on church-based care projects. After briefly describing the nature of my research, my years living in Athens after college, and the fact that my godmother’s childhood home was not far from the parish, Eleni interjected: “So you are Greek, then?

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Want More Innovation? Try Connecting the Dots Between Engineering and Humanities

Digital Promise

A notable example is the Obama administration’s “Race to the Top” initiative , which both isolates and prioritizes the STEM disciplines from the humanities, arts and social sciences. STEM is painted as a more profitable investment, in terms of job creation and research dollars generated. Bringing the Disciplines Together.

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Alan Harwood

Anthropology News

(1935-2024) On July 5, 2024 Dr. Alan Harwood, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Boston, died at the Hospice of the Fisher Home in Amherst, Massachusetts surrounded by his children, Jessica and Seth Harwood, and his wife, Margot Welch. Neighborhood Health Center in the Bronx, New York.