November 2018
Welcome to the first issue of the moderated SfAA Newsletter. For the last two years, the SfAA Newsletter has arrived on time, a gift from the Office, without a formal editor. We are happy to announce that we, Jeanne Simonelli and Orit Tamir, have agreed to relieve them of that task.
First and foremost, the Newsletter is about news. As the new editors we would like the SfAA News to be a way to get the word about on-going events to the membership in a timely way. We’ll keep that happening. In the meantime, we look forward to receiving submissions for the upcoming issue. Please submit your news; deadlines for the next issue are no later than January 18 for publication in February. The February issue spotlights the Portland meetings. Send short blurbs focusing on what your co-sponsor, TIG, or interest group has planned. And don’t forget to come in time for Tuesday, Portland Day.
We’d like to hear from you concerning what you want to see in your newsletter. We’ll maintain a quarterly focus on applied programs, so if you would like your program highlighted, let us know. We will continue to publish articles on pressing issues, such as immigration, climate change, or education, among others, plus an update of the oral history project. How do you reach us? Send queries, suggestions, and articles to Orit at otamir@nmhu.edu
It’s good to be back.
From the SfAA
President's Message
Oct 24, 2018
By Alexander (“Sandy”) Ervin - This could be controversial but let’s give it a try. Anthropology as should be obvious to...
By Way of Introduction… Orit Tamir AND New Mexico Highlands University
Oct 24, 2018
By Orit Tamir - By way of introduction, I am Orit Tamir, one of the new co-editors of SfAA News. I joined the SfAA many years...
Annual Meeting - Portland 2019
From the Program Chair
Oct 24, 2018
By Michael Paolisso - In my May newsletter article, I shared a vision for our conversations at the 2019 Annual Meeting in...
Annual Meeting Student Travel Awards
Oct 24, 2018
SfAA offers several Student Travel Awards to help offset some of the expences for traveling to the Annual Meeting in Portland.
Awards
Mead 2018 Winner - Jennifer Mack
Oct 29, 2018
President Alexander Ervin announced that the Boards of Directors of the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) and the...
Lots going on at the Pelto Committee!
Oct 24, 2018
By Merrill Eisenberg - The Pelto International Travel Award is meant to support the SfAA’s claim to be a “worldwide...
Peter K New Student Award
Oct 24, 2018
Call for papers - The Peter K. New Student Award, an annual student research competition in the applied social and behavioral...
Call for Malinowski Nominations
Oct 24, 2018
The Society for Applied Anthropology considers each year nominations for the Malinowski Award. This Award is presented to a...
Committees and TIGs
ExtrACTION and Environment TIG News
Oct 24, 2018
By Jeanne Simonelli - It has ben a busy and complicated year for both extraction and our environment. At the last SfAA, the...
Risk & Disaster TIG
Oct 24, 2018
By Jennifer Trivedi - Risk & Disaster TIG members have been busy putting out new publications on a range of issues including...
Anthropology of Higher Education TIG News
Oct 24, 2018
By James McDonald - This year’s conference in Philadelphia marks another extremely strong year for the Anthropology of Higher...
Immigration Project: Giving and Seeking Sanctuary in France: A Traveler’s Notes
Oct 24, 2018
By Linda Rabben - I visited France for two weeks in October 2017, to meet with people who help migrants in that country. The...
Oral History
Natural Resources, Applied Anthropology, and Citizen Engagement: A SfAA Oral History Interview with Court Smith
Oct 24, 2018
Interview by Shirley Fiske, Edited by John van Willigen and Court Smith - Anthropology, as a discipline, has been very...
