Advising

The Department of Anthropology is committed to academic advising and supporting graduate students’ scholarly and professional development. When most effective, this advising entails collaborative and sustained engagement by both the advisor and the advisee. As a best practice, advising expectations should be periodically discussed and reviewed to ensure mutual understanding. Both the advisor and the advisee are expected to maintain professionalism and integrity.

Meeting Frequency & Expectations (Additional details found in Anthropology Intranet opens in a new tab)

1st Year

• 2x per quarter with mentors

2nd Year

• 3x per quarter with advisor

3rd Year

• 3x per quarter with advisor

• Bi-weekly with exam committee members

4th Year

• Quarterly check-ins with Primary Advisor and other Dissertation Reading Committee members as needed

• Discuss schedule of meetings with your advisor and send email updates from the field

Dissertation Writers

• 2x per quarter with advisor

  • Once per quarter with other Dissertation Reading Committee members 

  • One or two progress-report meetings with Dissertation Reading Committee before completing a first draft of dissertation

Summer Quarters

• Email updates to primary advisors every 4-6 weeks mini