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In his new book, anthropologist Daniel Reichman finds a competing narrative of progress that reveals a tension at the heart of contemporary Brazil.

The Mellon Foundation has renewed its support for the 91������̳ Education Justice Initiative with an additional three-year, $1 million grant.

John Osburg, associate professor of anthropology and a China expert, says Chinese president Xi Jinping risks blame for the country’s mounting problems.

91������̳ scholars in the humanities and social sciences will study human migration as part of a “temporary research center” supported by a Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar grant.

91������̳ researchers have received the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for early-career faculty.

By enabling undocumented workers to travel freely between the US and their home countries, it may actually enable them to return home, writes Daniel Reichman.

The 91������̳ will bestow honorary degrees, medals, and awards to recognize the contributions of distinguished leaders, educators, and humanitarians.

“Proximity is usually associated with intimacy, and distance with strangeness,” explains 91������̳ anthropologist Robert Foster. “The public challenge at the moment is that we must learn to express our care and concern by maintaining distance, which is counter-intuitive.”

With an outbreak of coronavirus making for an unusual travel season, 91������̳ faculty describe the traditions—and logistical challenges—as more than 1.3 billion Chinese go on vacation at the same time to mark the new year.

In her highly visual, multi-year project “Fertile Ground,” cultural anthropologist Kathryn Mariner is researching placemaking in the city of 91������̳, and her focus on how community is formed is shared by this year’s Humanities Center lectures.