First Rites: Innovative Undergraduate Research in Anthropology Abstract: Undergraduate students are an increasingly important element in the production of anthropological knowledge. In its best form, undergraduate research can be seen as an apprenticeship, wherein the novitiate is granted a partnership and some degree of agency in pushing the boundaries of and crossing into new frontiers […]
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Deadline to apply is 8/15/17!! The University of Chicago is now accepting applications for our Discover UChicago program, an expenses-paid visit weekend to be held October 26-28, 2017 for candidates traditionally underrepresented in their fields planning to apply to graduate school in the fall of 2017 for matriculation in the fall of 2018. This exciting event […]
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The Semester in Development is a term-long program that is open to undergraduate students of all disciplines. The program is based entirely overseas in Kampala, Uganda, and is unique as it combines studying and interning. While abroad, participants enroll as part-time visiting students at Makerere University, studying one day a week and earning transferable credits. The remaining […]
UMKC’s Propel Program is seeking students to become peer mentors beginning Fall 2017. The Propel program is designed to provide young adults with disabilities a two-year college experience. This includes campus living, academic support, the ability to attend regular academic courses and have an undergraduate mentor. The Propel Program is eager to have ten – […]
Congratulations to Dr. Clovis Semmes, UMKC Professor of Sociology and Black Studies, who received the “2017 Outstanding Book Award” for his book, The End of Black Studies: Conceptual, Theoretical, and Empirical Concerns, at the National Council for Black Studies at its recent annual conference.
