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Terry-Ann Jones poses for a photo sitting on a bench. She wears a blue dress and smiles at the camera.

Strangers in Their Own Land

Terry-Ann Jones examines the experiences of seasonal, migrant sugarcane workers in Brazil, providing insights in the country’s deep-seated inequalities
Quinnlyn Burger and Margaux Petruska sit outside at a table at the Zaale homestay in Uganda.

Crucial Conversations

Environmental Policy Student Examines Impact of Conservation in Uganda
Mothers of Sierra Leone sit on a bench holding their children and smiling at the camera

Filmmaking with Impact

A Trip to Sierra Leone Highlights Student's Academic Experience
River Alde

A Town Sinking, A Culture Standing Still

David Casagrande, professor of anthropology, is examining how residents in flood-prone communities perceive the problem, and the solution. Interviews with stakeholders in the Midwest and in Maryland, show that while risk is perceived differently by a range of individuals, a change of heart and minds may be needed, because of increasing flooding.