November 7, 2023
MTC: Empty Graves: The Genocide that Wasn’t
Frances Widdowson & Elizabeth Weiss
On May 27, 2021, an announcement was made that would create shockwaves around the world. This was the press release of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (formerly the Kamloops Indian Band) in British Col......
October 30, 2023
MTC: Minding the Sciences — California Buries Science
Elizabeth Weiss
On October 10, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom—whose Democratic party claims to be the party of science and science education—signed two anti-science education bills (AB226 and AB389) into law.......
September 29, 2023
Media: VIDEO: Can We Save Archaeology?
National Association of Scholars
Should there be scientific fields that exclude white academics? Listen in we discuss current conflicts in archaeology.
August 9, 2023
MTC: Minding the Sciences — At DDP, Innovation Trumps Environmentalism
Elizabeth Weiss
In July, I attended the 41st Annual Meeting of Doctors for Disaster Preparedness (DDP) in Tucson, Arizona. The meeting opened with the national anthem played beautifully on the trumpet and the violin......
June 21, 2023
Event: Event: NAS Members Meeting—Voting on Board Nominations
National Association of Scholars
Join the National Association of Scholars as we vote on NAS Board of Directors nominees at this virtual Members Meeting.
April 28, 2023
Article: Special NAS Members Meeting: Board Nominations
National Association of Scholars
The National Association of Scholars has announced its board member nominations for the upcoming year.
May 1, 2023
MTC: Apocalypto Now
Elizabeth Weiss
On the evening of April 23, 2023, a fight broke out in Los Angeles. The masked mob threw chairs, shouted swear words, stole a laptop, and landed a few punches. The cops were called, and, eventually, t......
March 29, 2023
MTC: The State of the University: An Anthropologist’s Perspective
Elizabeth Weiss
Editor’s Note: The following is a speech delivered by Professor Elizabeth Weiss of San Jose State University at a meeting of the California Association of Scholars on March 16, 2023. It has been edite......
December 13, 2022
MTC: Anthropology in Ruins
Elizabeth Weiss
From November 10 to 13, I attended the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), which was held in Seattle, Washington. The AAA is the largest anthropological association in th......
November 26, 2022
MTC: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
Elizabeth Weiss
Shearing Science to Atone for Imagined Sins of the Past According to journalist Christine Chung, writing for the New York Times, Harvard’s Peabody Museum will return hundreds of Native American sampl......