National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
[NOTE: Today marks the restarting of an important blog series, Governing Council Today. The series presents thoughts and information from members of the NAPA GC on a biweekly basis, to provide NAPA members with insights and transparency on the association’s…
NAPA Highlights for Dec. 5: Workshops: 9 am: What’s your elevator pitch? 11:15 am: Conflict resolution 1:30 pm: Skills in international health 3:45 pm: The business of business anthropology Careers Expo 11 am – 4 pm: Meet with some of…
One of the roles that I’m honored to fill for NAPA is that of Chair of our Ethics Committee. We have a committee full of dedicated anthropologists who exhibit diverse interests and career experience, dedication to looking out for new…
Note: Niel Tashima is Chair of the NAPA Mentoring Committee. To navigate to the pages described below, hover over the “Careers” tab on the top right of the navigation bar above, and select the “Mentoring” or “Mentoring FAQs” drop-down link.…
Note: This post was originally published in the NAPA section of Anthropology News, which is run by the American Anthropological Association. The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he is one who asks the right questions.…
The annual NAPA Networking Event, part of the AAA meetings in San Jose, CA, is scheduled for Saturday, November 17 at 8 p.m. Come and chat informally with applied and practicing anthropologists, meet new folks, build your network, and even…
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…
This is the third international conference “Why the World Needs Anthropologists: Burning Issues of Our Hot Planet,” organized by the EASA Applied Anthropology Network along with other organizations. It will take place on Friday November 27, 2015 in Ljulbjana, Slovenia…
A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media How quickly can the world trash Cuba? Anthropologist Sarah Hill offers her opinion on what an open Cuba might look like at the website Atlas…
A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Anthropologist Jason Hickel of the London School of Economics punctures the dream that microfinance will help alleviate poverty. You may have heard that the U.S.…
A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media In case you’re sleeping too well at night, read anthropologist Hugh Gusterson’s piece on the American cultural traits that make us most vulnerable to a…
A biweekly look at recent stories on anthropology and practicing anthropologists in the popular media Anthropologist Helen Fisher discusses the success of Tinder on StarTalk (Neil deGrasse Tyson’s show). I agree with her that Tinder is only a new interface…