National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
Are you an applied researcher who has utilized ethnography or adopted an anthropological perspective to gain insights on a research project? Are you an employer, client, or member of a cross-disciplinary team that has hired or worked closely with an…
A new website, arriving in part as an element of the Business Anthropology Matters! initiative planned for the 2017 annual AAA meeting, is now online. Go to to learn about the initiative and to connect to the initiative’s social media.…
The deadline for the 2017 NAPA Student Achievement Award has been extended until August 15, 2017. Up to three cash prizes may be awarded: $500, 1st Place $300, 1st Runner Up $200, 2nd Runner Up Applications will be accepted from current…
NAPA is happy to announce the launch of a new, occasional post on these pages, anthro According to the author, Marion Tanis, anthro/studio is going to be a space for anthropologists to explore impending futures in a rapidly changing world.…
The American Anthropological Association’s Anthropology News issued a Call for Proposals (text, photo, film, cartoon) to answer the question: “What can anthropology offer to public conversations about and understandings of mass shootings [in the wake of the attack in Orlando,…
Log in soon to the AAA website and vote! On the ballot are the next NAPA president and an at-large Governing Council seat. In addition are several AAA board and committee positions, and whether or not to adopt a resolution…
Nominations Due: May 1 to Anne Kelsey, CoGEA Liaison at akelsey@americananthro.org The CoGEA Award (formerly known as the Squeaky Wheel Award), sponsored by the AAA Committee on Gender Equity in Anthropology (CoGEA), recognizes individuals whose service to the discipline (inclusive…
The Solon T. Kimball Award for Public and Applied Anthropology offers an opportunity to honor exemplary anthropologists for outstanding recent achievements that have contributed to the development of anthropology as an applied science and that have had important impacts on…
Dear Colleagues: We have an opening here in the AAA office (Arlington, VA) for a post-doc fellow. The initial term is two years, but it is renewable, to support our departmental services and applied/practicing services. Please pass along this opportunity…
The deadline for applications for the 2015 NAPA Student Achievement Award is Monday, June 1, 2015. For all the details on how to apply and an award flyer to circulate, see the student award page. Please pass this message on…
Call for Students! Placements available in the NAPA-OT Field School in Antigua, Guatemala — June 1-26, 2015. Positions are available for anthropology, public health, and clinical students interested in building research skills! More information and the application can be found…
The call for participation for EPIC2015 is out! See the conference website at for all the details. The submission deadline is March 6. We hope many of you will join us in São Paulo, Brazil, Oct 4-8, 2015. São Paulo…