Abrams' suggestion that 'what is needed is the formulation and implementation of a sound, vigorous program for persuading colleges [especially community colleges) to include anthropology in their curnculums" (September 1978 AN) should indeed be carried out. The unfortunate fact is that trained anthropologists are unlikely to be hired at community colleges. The typical community college administrator Is reluctant to hire anyone with good academic credentials; it is feared that they will leave at the first opportunity Two-year colleges thus prefer to hire high-school teachers with some years of teaching experience. Most commonly, these refugees from the public school system have attended night school for their MA at a state col lege and lack any first-hand field research experience These attitudes are rooted in the past. We need to tell community college administrations that many first-rate anthropologists with field research experience cannot expect |obs in fouryear colleges We also need to insist to them that the best teachers of anthropology are those with first-hand research experience The fact is that community colleges could easily build up outstanding faculties if they could surmount their unreasonable-and anachronistic-fear of applicants for positions who hold the PhD.Bryan Pfaffenberger Knox College (Correspondenceu anthropology newsletter Profit takes many forms and accrues 'o schol ars and nonprofit organizations as well as M business organizations The Association tow larly facilitates contact between the private sector and anthropologists and the AN attempts (o improve communication MIWMH profession*' anthropologists in every settingWith open commumcation lines, individuals are tree to M*? mine whether they will cooperate and to set out" ditions, including tees for professional sennets-EJl CORRESPONDENCE continued on p U
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