Academic Museums as Instruments for Increasing BIPOC Representation in CRM

Summary

This is an abstract from the "The Future of Education and Training in Archaeology" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Under the directorship of Dr. Albert Gonzalez, the C. E. Smith Museum of Anthropology at California State University, East Bay (CSUEB) has dedicated much of its resources and staff time to exploring creative methods by which to connect BIPOC undergraduate students and recent graduates to the CRM network and related jobs in the region. In this presentation, Dr. Gonzalez will discuss the museum’s multipronged approach to student CRM exposure, network enhancement, and placement, including (1) industry-themed museum exhibits, stationary and traveling; (2) a classroom-based speaker series connected to the museum’s course allotment; (3) the museum’s hosting of a regional CRM job fair; and (4) development of multiple direct pipelines between CSUEB students and CRM hiring managers. The presentation will conclude by looking ahead toward the development of new and well-funded partnerships between the CRM industry, the academy, and the museum world that connect streams of well-qualified BIPOC candidates to entry-level and other CRM positions in preparation for long-term careers in the field.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)   •
• The Future of Education and Training in Archaeology

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Abstract Id(s): 37427.0