UNM Anthropology Students Recognized

The Cen­ter for Pub­lic Anthro­pol­ogy has rec­og­nized stu­dents in UNM Depart­ment of Anthro­pol­ogy Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor Keith Prufer’s Intro­duc­tion to Anthro­pol­ogy class for their opin­ion pieces. The stu­dents par­tic­i­pated in a North Amer­i­can com­pe­ti­tion involv­ing more than 3,500 stu­dents from 25 schools.

For a list of the win­ners, visit: Cen­ter for Pub­lic Anthro­pol­ogy.

Rob Borof­sky, direc­tor of the Cen­ter for a Pub­lic Anthro­pol­ogy says, “Once again Pro­fes­sor Prufer has played an inte­gral part in Pub­lic Anthropology’s online stu­dent com­mu­nity, show­cas­ing the abil­ity of UNM stu­dents to learn effec­tive writ­ing skills while being active global cit­i­zens. He demon­strates how com­bin­ing tech­nol­ogy with cul­tural con­cerns in aca­d­e­mic courses pos­i­tively engages stu­dents to par­tic­i­pate in the broader world beyond their aca­d­e­mic set­ting, while gain­ing the skills needed for a pro­duc­tive, active life after graduation.”

Prufer’s research focuses on com­plex soci­ety, land­scape trans­for­ma­tion, evo­lu­tion­ary ecol­ogy and polit­i­cal econ­omy in Mesoamer­ica. His research is sup­ported by the National Sci­ence Foundation.

Media con­tact: Karen Went­worth (505) 277‑5627; email: kwent2@unm.edu