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Department: Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Programs

(The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership)

Professor Irina Carlota (Lotti) Silber, Chair  • Department Office: NA 7/112 • Tel: 212-650-7350

The City College offers the following undergraduate degree in Anthropology:

B.A. in Anthropology

Overview

The Department of Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Programs (AIP) is an academic and activist space for students committed to engaging issues ranging from global economic inequality in the past and the present, to peace building in war-torn societies, to gender and racial justice globally and locally.

The Department is perched at an exciting and vital moment in higher education, as it prepares students with the cross-cultural and global perspective necessary for a range of careers from social work, urban planning, international development, engineering, education, journalism, to public health and allied professions.

In a competitive job market, our majors and minors have the edge because they gain essential training as flexible, collaborate, and unbiased thinkers with real-life training in cross-cultural comparison.

Dedicated to pursuing an antiracist, intersectional, and anticolonial pedagogy, the Department supports the intellectual and creative pursuits of our students and our faculty. Join us and exercise your curiosity and compassion for our interconnected world.

The AIP department is home to five programs that offer a range of majors and minors. These are Anthropology, International and Global Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and a new minor in Health Justice. Please explore the program tabs for further information.

Departmental Resources

The Department of Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Programs has a Chair and Program Directors for each of its programs. Programs have faculty advisors and the Department has significant administrative support.

Chair
Dr. Irina Carlota [Lotti] Silber
Professor and Chair, Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Programs
isilber@ccny.cuny.edu
NAC 7/112B

Anthropology:
Dr. Omnia Khalil
Doctoral Lecturer, Anthropology Advisor (2024-2025)
okhalil@ccny.cuny.edu
NAC 7/112C

International and Global Studies

Dr. Omnia Khalil
Doctoral Lecturer, Interim Director, International and Global Studies (2024-2025)
okhalil@ccny.cuny.edu
NAC 7/112C

Latin American and Latino Studies
Dr. Norma E. Fuentes-Mayorga
Associate Professor, Program Director, Latin American & Latino Studies
nfuentes@ccny.cuny.edu
NAC 6/108C

Women's and Gender Studies
Dr. Lindsay Zafir
Distinguished Lecturer, Interim Director, Women's and Gender Studies
lzafir@ccny.cuny.edu
NAC 7/113D

Please consult the department regarding an Honors track.

The Department has a dedicated faculty of professors with a range of academic, creative, and activist experience.

Faculty

Asale Angel-Ajani, Associate Professor
B.A., New School for Social Research; M.A., Stanford Univ., Ph.D.

Alize Arıcan, Assistant Professor
B.A., Boğaziçi University; M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago; Ph.D.

Dave A. Chokshi, Sternberg Family Professor of Leadership
B.A., Duke University; MSc, University of Oxford; M.D., University of Pennsylvania

Cristina Jiménez Moreta, Distinguished Lecturer
B.A., Queens College; M.P.A., Baruch College

Gregory Duff Morton, Assistant Professor
B.A., Yale University; M.A., University of Chicago, Ph.D.

Prash Naidu, Assistant Professor
B.A., University of Minnesota at Morris; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., University of Michigan

Omnia Khalil, Doctoral Lecturer
B.S.c., Cairo University; M.A., American University in Cairo; Ph.D., Graduate Center, City University of New York

Shanelle Matthews, Distinguished Lecturer
B.A., Louisiana State University

Sarah Muir, Associate Professor
B.A, Barnard College, M.A., Univ. of Chicago, Ph.D.

Matthew C. Reilly, Associate Professor
B.S., University of Maryland; M.A., University of Chicago; Ph.D., Syracuse University

Irina Carlota (Lotti) Silber, Professor
B.A., George Washington Univ.; M.A., New York University, Ph.D.

Lindsay Zafir
B.A., New York University; Ph.D., Yale University

Professor Emeriti

Arthur K. Spears, Presidential Professor

Diana Wall, Professor