Welcome Back!

Majoring in anthropology is a great choice!

Our department is rapidly becoming a significant resource for people in the Greater New Orleans region interested in cultural preservation, change and development.  Our faculty and students are involved in research projects that include Mardi Gras Indians, culinary cultures, hurricane and disaster recovery, neighborhood development, etc.  We have been cooperating with the other departments in the School of Urban Planning and Regional Studies to develop and expand our applied urban anthropology graduate degree. We expect to see new internship opportunities arise in the coming year, as well as many interesting post-graduate work possibilities.  And, of course, we are still devoted to putting our society in a comparative context, drawing on our collective research experiences on four continents to work with students in International Studies.

We have new offices and more space than ever before!  Come visit us in Milneburg Hall (the former "Old Business"), on the 3rd floor.

We still have a Yahoo group (established right after Katrina) that we use to facilitate discussion among majors and others interested in anthropology and, in the event of an emergency, it can be used to stay in touch. You can join by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unoanthro/ or by sending a blank email to unoanthro-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. Please sign up!

Please feel free to drop in on any of the anthropology faculty. Bring us your questions or just come by to say hello. Send us an email or give us a call. 

David Beriss
Associate Professor and Chair of Anthropology

September 2008