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Welcome to the CUNY Academic Commons website for the Ph.D. program in Anthropology at the Graduate Center.

To learn more about the Anthropology Department, visit the official Graduate Center website. There you will find our faculty directory, student profiles, student handbook, and information on how to apply.

  • Congratulations Dr. Werner!
    Congratulations Dr. Werner!

    Ph.D. candidate in cultural anthropology Alex Werner successfully defended his dissertation

  • Colloq: Trine Mygind Korsby
    Colloq: Trine Mygind Korsby

    “At the Margins: Rethinking Transnational Sex Work in the Borderlands of the EU” on November 14th at 4:15…

  • Colloq: David Harvey
    Colloq: David Harvey

    Book launch for “The Story of Capital” on Friday, October 31st at 4:15pm. Halloween party to follow!

  • Book launch: Danilyn Rutherford
    Book launch: Danilyn Rutherford

    “Beautiful Mystery: Living in a Wordless World,” Thursday October 30th at 5:30pm

  • Colloq: Grégoire Mallard
    Colloq: Grégoire Mallard

    “Anthropology and the Interwar Reinvention of Colonialism: Perspectives from the Sociology of Knowledge to Digital Humanities,” on Friday…

  • Congratulations Dr. Seref!
    Congratulations Dr. Seref!

    Ph.D. candidate in cultural anthropology Faruk Seref successfully defended his dissertation

  • Fall 2025 Colloquium Series
    Fall 2025 Colloquium Series

    Talks will be held every Friday at the Graduate Center on the Concourse level at 4:15pm.

  • Colloq: Pamila Gupta
    Colloq: Pamila Gupta

    “Joburg’s Pools in a Time of South African Infrastructure” on Friday, October 3rd

  • Welcome back!
    Welcome back!

    Last Friday, the department hosted its annual Welcome Back party and welcomed a new cohort.

  • Megan Henriquez gets postdoc at SUNY Farmingdale
    Megan Henriquez gets postdoc at SUNY Farmingdale

    The recent alumna has joined SUNY Farmingdale as a PRODIG+ Fellow.

  • Sarah Mady at Harvard
    Sarah Mady at Harvard

    She has joined the Women’s Studies and Early Christianity Program as a Research Associate and Visiting Lecturer.

  • Ola Galal at NYU Liberal Studies
    Ola Galal at NYU Liberal Studies

    The alumna has been appointed Clinical Assistant Professor of Global Cultures.

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