A nthropology has come a long way in the past decade. In 2010, the American Anthropological Association (AAA) decided to eliminate the word science from its long-range plan (a decision it would ...

According to Nicholas Wade, the New York Times reporter, the decision was the outcome of longstanding tension between two approaches, one linked to those disciplines more often identified as having a ...

A new long-range plan for the American Anthropological Association that omits the word “science” from the organization's vision for its future has exposed fissures in the discipline. The plan, adopted ...

My doctoral degree is in anthropology (University of Rochester) and for 17 years I taught anthropology at Boston University, where I was tenured and also served in the university administration. My ...

World Anthropology Day, observed every third Thursday of February, celebrates the field and the incredible people in it. Anthropology is essentially "the science of humanity," covering a wide range of ...

Is anthropology on its way out? According to Ann Gibbons, writing in Science today, the field has suffered some serious setbacks this year. She writes: In the fall of 2011, Florida Governor Rick Scott ...

Margaret Mead, between 1930 and 1950. (Library of Congress; Edward Lynch, World-Telegram staff photographer) Science wars are coming back: and this time, they are being promoted by a combination of ...