Public programs facilitate dialogue between academics and professionals, informing scholarship and strengthening practice.
Multiple day conferences, year-long colloquia, individual lectures, “conversations” between individuals, hands-on workshops, and Museums at Noon talks featuring our graduate students all contribute to the remarkable richness of MSP offerings.
Video recordings of some MSP lectures are archived for viewing in our Media Gallery.
Navigating a Professional and Academic Career in Anthropology
December 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Date: December 4, 2024
Speaker: Dr. William Parkinson, Field Museum Curator & Associate Director of Anthropology; Professor at University of Illinois, Chicago
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Location: School of Education Building, Room 1315
The University of Michigan Archaeology Club is excited to host Dr. William Parkinson for a workshop on navigating careers in both professional and academic anthropology. The workshop will include a formal presentation on his experiences, insights from his work at the museum, and advice from both career paths.
Dr. Parkinson, an alumnus of the University of Michigan, is currently a curator and associate director of anthropology at the Field Museum, as well as a professor at the University of Illinois Chicago. His research focuses on European and Eastern Mediterranean prehistory, with extensive fieldwork in Hungary, Bulgaria, and Greece, exploring the social dynamics of early village societies and the development of early states.
Co-sponsored by the Museum Studies Program
