Resources on the Web

American Anthropological Association: The AAA is the major professional organization for anthropologists.  The site has information on national conferences, careers, anthropology in the news, and recent publications.  http://www.aaanet.org

American Sociological Association: The ASA is the major professional organization for sociologists.  The site has reviews of departments, statements on issues such as immigration, welfare, and affirmative action, and career information.  http://www.asanet.org

Society for Applied Anthropology: The SfAA is the organization supporting applied anthropologists whether they work in academia, public service, or business.  http://www.sfaa.net

Anthropology in the News: Look to this site for news items of interest to anthropologists.  Many of the articles are especially of interest to archaeologists. http://www.tamu.edu/anthropology/news.html

National Association for the Practice of Anthropology: NAPA's site has information about internships (see below) and about practicing anthropology outside of academia.  http://www.policycenter.com/policycenter/napa/generalinfo/about.htm

Data Sources

Public Agenda Online: You'll find a number of policy issues at this site with great overviews and fact files. http://www.publicagenda.org

Internships, Field Schools, Graduate Schools

National Association for the Practice of Anthropology: NAPA maintains a list of internships for anthropology majors (and many of the internships are likely to be of equal interest to sociology majors) at http://www.practicinganthropology.org/employment/?section=mentor_internships

American Museum of Natural History: The American Museum of Natural History is another good place to look for anthropology internships.  http://research.amnh.org/grants/anthrointern.html

Smithsonian Institution: The Smithsonian has internship opportunities and excellent access to resources.  http://www.si.edu/ofg/resopp.htm

Listing of Graduate Schools in Anthropology: This site allows you to search for programs by country, state, etc.  http://www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/anthropology_menu.html

Listing of Graduate Schools in Sociology: http://www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/sociology_menu.html

For more information please contact Dr. 'Dimeji Togunde,
Chair of the Anthropology and Sociology Department.

 (dtogunde@albion.edu)