News

SAPH Open House Reminder

Please join us Monday!

Come out and meet faculty and staff! Please see flyer attached. 

Posted: September 9, 2022, 3:01 PM

Fall 2022 Course Highlight

ANTH 397 - Design and Culture - Register now!

Course Description: In recent years, it has become increasingly common for design practitioners to incorporate anthropological methods into their work, while at the same time anthropologists have...

Posted: August 12, 2022, 11:55 AM

Fall 2022 Course Highlight

ANTH 397 - Design and Culture - Register now!

Course Description: In recent years, it has become increasingly common for design practitioners to incorporate anthropological methods into their work, while at the same time anthropologists have...

Posted: July 1, 2022, 3:01 PM

Reminder! Kevin Eckert Retirement Reception Tomorrow

Please join us in honoring Kevin's achievements at UMBC

The Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Public Health announces that after 35 years of distinguished research, teaching, and service J. Kevin Eckert, professor, will be retiring in June...

Posted: May 17, 2022, 11:30 AM

Summer 2022 - Online Course Highlight

Cultural Anthropology - C & SS Credit - Register now!

**This course is meeting online.  Course Description: An introduction to the central concepts and issues in cultural anthropology. The course employs a worldwide comparative perspective that...

Posted: May 2, 2022, 11:04 AM

SSF Health & Inequality Lecture with Dr. Dána-Ain Davis

/ˈgramərs/ of Racism: Obstetrics and Black Anti Bodies

/ˈgramərs/ of Racism: Obstetrics and Black Anti Bodies Tuesday, May 3, 2022 · 4 - 5:30 PM Join Online Event /ˈgramərs/ of Racism:  Obstetrics and Black Anti Bodies Dána-Ain Davis, PhD...

Posted: April 22, 2022, 2:10 PM

SAPH Job Opportunity

Staff Opening - Business Services Specialist - Apply now!

The Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health (SAPH) has a staff opening, and is currently seeking a Business Services Specialist. ...

Posted: February 8, 2022, 12:10 PM

Spring 2022 Course Highlight - Kinship and Family

Register now!

Course Description This course explores anthropological approaches to understanding kinship, family, and other interpersonal relationships such as marriage and friendship. Through ethnographic...

Posted: December 3, 2021, 2:57 PM