The William I. Cole Professorship
The William I. Cole Professorship is awarded annually to an established scholar whose work has made a substantial contribution to our understanding of human society and culture and especially to the fields of sociology or anthropology. The Cole Professor is expected to teach an advanced seminar on a topic of her or his choosing. The course may be offered in either semester.
Deadline for applications: February 15. For futher information, please contact: Professor Donna Kerner, Chair, Department of Anthropology, Wheaton College, Norton, Mass 02766
Phone: (508)-286-3658
Fax: (508)-286-3640
e-mail: dkerner@wheatonma.edu
Previous Recipients of the Cole Professorship:
2006-2007 Richard M. Chalfin, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Temple University and Senior Scientist at the Center on Media and Child Health at Children's Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School.
2005-2006 Richard M. Chalfin, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Temple University.
2001-2002 Marylin Halter, Professor in the Department of History and Institute for the Study of Economic Culture, Boston University
2000-2001 Richard M. Chalfin, Professor of Anthropology, Temple University
1999-2000 James Allen Fox, Professor at the College of Criminal Justice, Northeastern University
1998-1999 Robert J.S. Ross, Professor of Sociology, Clark University
1997-98 Kath Weston, Arizona State University (now Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University)
1995 Phil Brown, Professor of Sociology, Brown University
1994 Irving Kenneth Zola, Professor of Sociology, Brandeis University
1993 William B.D. Thompson, former President, Roxbury Community College