Last Friday, September 19th, the department hosted its annual Welcome Back gathering, an occasion to celebrate students’, faculty’s, and alumni’s achievements.

This academic year, the Anthropology PhD program at The Graduate Center welcomes a new cohort of 15 doctoral students:

Cultural anthropology
Samuel Dennis (Hofstra University B.A.)
Jishnu Ghose (University of London M.A.)
Hechen Liu (Duke University M.A.)
Nicole Miller (John Jay College, B.A.)
Peter Reilly (The New School M.A.)
Melissa Arena Simbaqueba Gomez (Universidad de los Andes M.A.)
Devin Sudweeks (Hunter College M.A.)
Caroline Van Zeijts (UPenn M.A.)
Meghna Vijai (University of British Columbia M.A.)
Theadora Williams (Hunter College B.A.)

Biological anthropology
Shiym Chastanet (CCNY B.S.)
Eimy Gonzalez Alvarez (University of Wisconsin-Madison B.A.)
Jessica Jacob (University of North Carolina-Greensboro B.A.)
Carly Wisner (Ohio University B.A.)

Archeology
Gelenia Trinidad Rivera (NYU M.A.)

After the Chair’s announcements, everyone was invited to raise their glass to another successful year in the anthro lounge on the 6th floor of the Graduate Center.