Spring Break
Program looks to hire new faculty to fill void
Laura Flores
Issue date: 9/12/06 Section: News
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Sandell was working in Central Mexico on research before he came to TCU.
The adjunct professors will teach courses in classical archaeology, field and research, Southwest archeology and Stone Age archaeology, Leatham said.
He said classical archaeology of Greece and Rome will be offered for the first time this spring.
Though Leatham said students and faculty are sorry faculty members left, he said they expect the program to grow as a prominent program at TCU.
The present full-time faculty, as well as Sandell, Leatham and Lisa Vanderlinden, assistant professor of anthropology, specialize in cultural anthropology, which focuses on human development and its origins.
Once the fourth full-time professor is hired, the program can revise its curriculum to complement the specializations and interests of the faculty in addition to covering basic introductions to anthropology, Vanderlinden said.
Students take classes in four fields: cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, linguistic anthropology and archaeology, Vanderlinden said.
Despite a professor shortage, Leatham said, the program is able to cover all introductory courses and specialized classes because the faculty is academically diverse in their studies, with their focuses covering Latin America, Southwest regions and Europe.
He said the department hopes the fourth professor is someone with a concentration in regional culture in South America, Asia and the Caribbean. They are also looking for a candidate with experience in field research and publications.
Vanderlinden said TCU was one of the last universities of its size to have an anthropology program. Since the major began in 2001, Vanderlinden said, there has been an increase of students in the program every year.
"It's a real period of growth and building, by changing our curriculum, and adding classes and realigning our focus," she said.
The adjunct professors will teach courses in classical archaeology, field and research, Southwest archeology and Stone Age archaeology, Leatham said.
He said classical archaeology of Greece and Rome will be offered for the first time this spring.
Though Leatham said students and faculty are sorry faculty members left, he said they expect the program to grow as a prominent program at TCU.
The present full-time faculty, as well as Sandell, Leatham and Lisa Vanderlinden, assistant professor of anthropology, specialize in cultural anthropology, which focuses on human development and its origins.
Once the fourth full-time professor is hired, the program can revise its curriculum to complement the specializations and interests of the faculty in addition to covering basic introductions to anthropology, Vanderlinden said.
Students take classes in four fields: cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, linguistic anthropology and archaeology, Vanderlinden said.
Despite a professor shortage, Leatham said, the program is able to cover all introductory courses and specialized classes because the faculty is academically diverse in their studies, with their focuses covering Latin America, Southwest regions and Europe.
He said the department hopes the fourth professor is someone with a concentration in regional culture in South America, Asia and the Caribbean. They are also looking for a candidate with experience in field research and publications.
Vanderlinden said TCU was one of the last universities of its size to have an anthropology program. Since the major began in 2001, Vanderlinden said, there has been an increase of students in the program every year.
"It's a real period of growth and building, by changing our curriculum, and adding classes and realigning our focus," she said.
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