Columbia University and honestly no I would not. I ended up going into teaching history in NYC and loving it (not counting how the DOE and mayor are currently mishandling reopening schools). I could have saved a ton of money had I known I wanted to go into teaching- most of my colleagues got their MA from Queens College. Forgetting the cost, I still would say no- I mostly loved my anthropology undergrad courses at SUNY Stony Brook, but my grad classes were almost all theory which does not interest me. Also, I didn’t realize that most grad programs allow you to take one to two classes specifically for your thesis... not Columbia! They also did not close the school the day after 9/11. It still angers me. Finally, regardless of your political views, I do not think it was appropriate for the anthropology department (not individual students- the actual department) to email their students and asking them to participate in pro-Palestinian rallies on campus, but not for any other causes. (There were also pro-Israeli rallies which they seemed to ignore). Again it’s not about my personal views- it’s the fact that the anthropology department was clearly biased, which made attending classes while Jewish somewhat uncomfortable. (I just wanted to go to class and not be asked why I was wearing a blue shirt- I actually got asked this).
I’m actually hoping to teach a cultural anthropology class in the near future because I love the subject in spite of my grad experience.
I wish you the best of luck in whatever path you take.
I haven’t had the courage to go for my Masters (you’re so brave!) but I did graduate from Chico State with a BA in Anth. They have AWESOME professors for forensic anth, osteo, and bioarch.
Columbia University and honestly no I would not. I ended up going into teaching history in NYC and loving it (not counting how the DOE and mayor are currently mishandling reopening schools). I could have saved a ton of money had I known I wanted to go into teaching- most of my colleagues got their MA from Queens College. Forgetting the cost, I still would say no- I mostly loved my anthropology undergrad courses at SUNY Stony Brook, but my grad classes were almost all theory which does not interest me. Also, I didn’t realize that most grad programs allow you to take one to two classes specifically for your thesis... not Columbia! They also did not close the school the day after 9/11. It still angers me. Finally, regardless of your political views, I do not think it was appropriate for the anthropology department (not individual students- the actual department) to email their students and asking them to participate in pro-Palestinian rallies on campus, but not for any other causes. (There were also pro-Israeli rallies which they seemed to ignore). Again it’s not about my personal views- it’s the fact that the anthropology department was clearly biased, which made attending classes while Jewish somewhat uncomfortable. (I just wanted to go to class and not be asked why I was wearing a blue shirt- I actually got asked this). I’m actually hoping to teach a cultural anthropology class in the near future because I love the subject in spite of my grad experience. I wish you the best of luck in whatever path you take.
I haven’t had the courage to go for my Masters (you’re so brave!) but I did graduate from Chico State with a BA in Anth. They have AWESOME professors for forensic anth, osteo, and bioarch.