Defending Anthropology: Strategies for Sustaining Our Departments

Anthropology departments across the country are facing unprecedented challenges—from budget-driven closures and mergers to increasing threats to academic freedom. Now more than ever, faculty, students, and advocates must come together to protect the future of our discipline.

RSVP today for our critical Town Hall focused on equipping our community with the tools and strategies needed to push back against these pressures.

This interactive session will feature:

• Expert insights on navigating institutional challenges
• Advocacy and strategies to protect anthropology programs
• Action planning to mobilize faculty, students, and professional organizations

Panelists will include:

• Joy Connolly, President of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
• Antonio Ingram, Senior Counsel at the NAACP
• Stephen Kidd, Executive Director of the National Humanities Alliance (NHA)
• Robert Quinn, Executive Director of Scholars at Risk (SAR)
• Chad Morris, Professor and Chair in Anthropology, East Carolina University
• Missy Maceyko, Lecturer in Anthropology, California State University

We will also introduce the newly developed Anthropology Department Crisis Toolkit—a comprehensive resource offering guidance on legal advocacy, policy engagement, and faculty organizing.

Your voice and participation are essential. Let’s build a collective strategy to defend anthropology together.

We hope you’ll join us online, May 6, from 3-5PM ET, for our Defending Anthropology: Strategies for Sustaining Our Departments Town Hall, where faculty, students, and advocates will come together to discuss strategies for protecting our discipline.

REGISTER NOW