Departmental News

Posted:  Feb 04, 2021 - 11:11am

Sarah Leiter, graduate student in Ethnology, has been appointed a graduate student contributing editor for American Anthropologist.  The team of graduate students will serve a two-year term, working closely with the managing editor and members of the editorial board on the journal’s website, including supplementary material, author interviews, virtual issues, and multimodal content.

This program will offer opportunities for contributing editors to develop skills and build networks that will serve them in their future careers, whether inside or outside the academy. In particular, contributing editors will gain experience in several facets of academic publishing, including manuscript review and editing, website design, and multimedia content production. They will also have access to mentorship and professional development opportunities based on their interests.