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UCLA Anthropology graduate Karla Estrada featured in LA Times article about DACA
November 13, 2019
LA Times: "DACA changed a generation of California immigrants. These are some of their stories."...
The New Yorker: Dax Shepard, Anthropology Major
November 13, 2019
Actor, screenwriter, and director Dax Shepard is proud of his anthropology degree from UCLA. To the...
Alumnus Jason De León returns as professor to change narratives about undocumented migrants
October 30, 2019
UCLA graduate Jason De León is back- as Professor of Anthropology and Chicana/o Studies. De León's...
Prof. Shannon Speed on NPR: Indigenous Peoples' Day and Columbus Day
October 15, 2019
Shannon Speed, Professor of Anthropology and Director of the UCLA American Indian Studies...

Message from our Chair and Vice Chairs

Anthropology Chair and Vice Chairs
Professors Brooke Scelza (Graduate Vice Chair),
Jason Throop (Chair),
Aomar Boum (Undergraduate Vice Chair)

There has never been a better time to study anthropology -- nor a better place to study it than UCLA. Examining the complexity of the human experience, past and present, our discipline encompasses the full sweep of the world’s cultures across time.

Careers in Anthropology

David Sackman (BA ’80) Chairman and CEO,
Lieberman Research Worldwide (LRW)

This course exposes students to the success stories of UCLA Anthropology Alumni, who share their professional journeys, insights, and advice for translating an Anthropology degree into a variety of career opportunities. The course is designed to help Anthropology undergraduates develop academic and professional skills in preparation for life after UCLA and to expand awareness of personal interests and needs to make deliberate career choices.

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Featured Publications
The Holocaust and North Africa
Incarcerated Stories: Indigenous Women Migrants and Violence in the Settler-Capitalist State
The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail
Social Memory and State Formation in Early China
Events
BEC - Jenn Smith
Monday, November 18
BEC - Caitlin O'Connell
Monday, November 25
BEC - Max Leiman-Weiner
Monday, December 02
CPSC - Randol Contreras - Maravilla: Making Meaning of Gang Violence and Resistance in East Los Angeles
Thursday, December 05

Choosing a B.S. in Anthropology

Thinking about a career in any of the nearly 100 health sciences? Medicine? Nursing? Forensics? Or perhaps you’re excited about contributing to evidence-based public policy, or maybe law. What major should you choose for any of these careers? Think outside the box, and you’ll discover that an Anthropology B.S. may be the perfect choice for you.