Anthropology Major and Minor Anthropology is the study of humans, past and present. To understand the full sweep and complexity of cultures across all of human history, anthropology draws and builds upon knowledge from the social and biological sciences as well as the humanities and physical sciences. A central concern of anthropologists is the application of knowledge to the solution of human problems. Anthropologists often integrate the perspectives of several of these areas into their research, teaching, and professional lives. Today's anthropologists do not just work in exotic locations. Anthropologists can be found in a surprising array of fields and careers, not least of which was being mother of a former President of the United States of America.
Career Opportunities Advertising Archaeologist Banking Communications Community Organizing Corporate Analyst Criminal Justice Editor Federal, State and Local Government
“The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.” — Ruth Benedict
Forensic Specialist International Business International Jesuit Volunteers Development High School Teacher Human Resources Journalism Museum Curator Natural Resource Management
Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) Nonprofits Peace Corps Public Health Public Relations Social Worker Technical Writer Tourism Translator
Famous Anthropologists Ray Bayless (Chef) John Clair (NFL) Saul Bellow (Author) Gabriel Byrne (Actor) Tracy Chapman (Singer) Glenn Close (Actress) Prince Charles of England Nicholas Clegg (Deputy Prime Minister UK) Michael Crichton ( Jurassic Park Author) Meryl Davis (Olympic Gold Medalist Ice Dancing) Giada De Laurentiis (Chef) Dora the Explorer’s Mother Katherine Dunham (Dancer and Choreographer) Ann Durham (Mother of President Barack Obama) Kinky Freidman (Songwriter) Billy Graham (Evangelist) Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones) Ashley Judd (Actress) Zora Neale Hurston (Author) For course descriptions and additional information visit
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Jomo Kenyatta (First President of Kenya) Gary Larson (Cartoonist) Hugh Laurie (TV Star – House) Tea Leoni (Actress) George Lucas (Film Director) Yo–Yo Ma (Cellist) Monsanto Pope (NFL Player) Rob Portman (U.S. Senator) Kathy Reich (TV series Bones) Stephen Riggio (CEO of Barnes & Noble) Joan Rivers (Comedian) Frank Serpico (NYC Police Officer) Jan K. Simek (College President) Kurt Vonnegut (Author) Kerry Washington (Actress)