Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick

10/02/2026

Rutgers, School of Arts and Sciences: News

05/18/2026

The Department of Anthropology is thrilled to congratulate Gloria D’Alessio on her prestigious visual anthropology award from the SVA/Robert Lemelson Foundation Fellowship!

Please join us in celebrating Gloria in receiving this well-deserved recognition! 🎉🎥🎬

05/05/2026

Congratulations to Gloria D'Alessio (CITE) on her Wenner Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant!

Haya Mortada (CITE) also won a Wenner Gren this year to support her fieldwork on return migrant investment i Tripoli, Lebanon. Congratulations!

🎉 Join us in congratulating Gloria D'Alessio, Anthropology PhD candidate, on receiving the prestigious Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant for her research on the Darién borderlands!

This grant is awarded annually to support doctoral research in anthropology. This cycle was particularly competitive, with more than 1,600 applications received from around the world.

Gloria, we wish you the best of luck in your fieldwork and look forward to following your research as it unfolds in the field!✨

Read more: https://clas.rutgers.edu/news-and-events/news-and-announcements/news-details/1391-gloria-dalessio-wins-wenner-gren-grant-for-darien-borderlands-research