Hollywood Ending: Anthropology alum works at new Lucas Museum
Anthropology alum Jerry Smith (’13) catalogues the props and artwork of LucasFilm storytelling: that’s right, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and more.
Bringing the Liberal Arts to Management Consulting
Smith’s double major in geography and economics helped him get accepted to the London School of Economics, a leading program in the world. He’s now a consultant at KPMG.
From myth maps to the metaverse: Geography Professor Merrill Johnson retires
After an exceptional forty-plus-year career of service and leadership in higher education, CSU Professor of Geography Merrill Johnson is retiring.
From Myth Maps to the Metaverse: Geography Professor Merrill Johnson Retires
From Myth Maps to the Metaverse: Geography Professor Merrill Johnson Retires December 2024 By Josh Zaffos After an exceptional forty-year-plus career of service and leadership in higher education, Colorado State University Professor of Geography Merrill Johnson is retiring. Johnson, a professor and administrator at CSU since 2015, has been among the leading advocates to develop […]
The Art of Research: Kathleen Galvin
CSU University Distinguished Professor and anthropologist Kathleen Galvin talks about how her time living among nomadic African communities forever changed her view of people and the world.
Sebastian Schipman: Piecing It Together
Piecing It Together Sebastian Schipman: BLM Collections Technician Intern By Joshua Zaffos Sebastian Schipman (ANTH: Archaeology BA ’23) completed an internship with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management during his final semester as an undergraduate. As an intern, Schipman worked to rehouse collections from a 1979 survey project in northwestern Colorado, which had not been […]
What can the discovery of two medieval Silk Road cities teach us about urbanism today?
Cutting-edge drone-based lidar allowed archaeologists to capture stunning details of two newly documented trade cities high in the mountains of Uzbekistan.
Emily Wilson Named Honors Professor of the Year
Emily Wilson Named Honors Professor of the Year October 2024 By Josh Zaffos Emily Wilson, Ph.D., Anthropology Senior Instructor, has been named CSU Honors Professor of the Year for the 2024-25 academic year. As part of the recognition, Wilson will give the Honors Professor Lecture on Monday, November 4, 7-8 p.m., in the Lory Student […]
Michael Brydge (ANTH MA 2012, ANTH BA 2010)
Anthropology M.A., 2012 Anthropology B.A., Ethnic Studies minor, 2010 When Michael Brydge arrived at Colorado State University in 2007, he decided he wasn’t going to turn down any opportunities that came his way. A non-traditional student who grew up in a small town in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, Brydge took a liking to anthropology and the […]
Jerry Hoover, Chief of Police (Ret.) (ANTH MA, 1988)
Anthropology MA, Biological concentration (Forensic Anthropology) 1988 If you were asked to name least likely professions to pursue with an anthropology education, police work might make your list. Jerry Hoover, retired Chief of Police at the Reno Police Department in Nevada, would like to have a word about that. Hoover began his journey in anthropology […]