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Anthropologist. Educator. Writer. Speaker. Nerd: Meet Alumna Nikki Lane

Anthropologist. Educator. Writer. Speaker. Nerd. These are just a few of the identities of Nikki Lane, CCAS BA ‘09. Lane, a professorial lecturer in American University’s Critical Race Gender and Cultural Studies Collaborative, loves sharing her knowledge of cultural and linguistic anthropology beyond the classroom. “I bring my scholarship out of the ivory tower and […]

Panel Celebrates Late Sociology Professor’s Seminal Work

On October 19, 2017, GW’s sociology department will host a panel discussion to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of Tally’s Corner: A Study of Negro Streetcorner Men. Authored by the late Elliot Liebow, CCAS BA ’49, a renowned anthropologist, this seminal publication was based on Liebow’s recounting of his time “hanging out” with unemployed […]