Provides information resources and job placement services for departments of anthropology (in both academic and non-academic environments), including joint departments. DSP enrollment is effective for one year with an annual renewal schedule. eBrochure (PDF)

To Join: Please fill out the appropriate application online, then print out the form and fax or mail it to us with payment information. If your department recently renewed your listing in the 2009-10 edition of the Guide, you will receive a $25 discount on your DSP membership. Please make sure to use the second invoice.

Application form for Departments/Institutions (PDF)
Application form for AAA Guide listers (PDF)
Application form for Community Colleges (PDF)

Through enrollment in the Department Services Program, your department or office will receive the following benefits:

• A complimentary copy of the AAA Guide* - a $85 value
  
• Complimentary subscription to Anthropology News* - a $115 value
  
• Complimentary copies of our career DVDs Anthropology: Real People, Real Careers and Beyond Ethnography: Corporate and Design Anthropology. The DVDs tackle the question "what exactly does an applied anthropologist do?". (Available to new members only) - a $55 value
  
• Free access to the DSP-only listserv for departmental leadership; open only to DSP members. Connect and network with other department chairs and programs and receive special announcements (via the listserv-only newsletter The DSP Bulletin)
  
• A complimentary set of mailing labels (upon request) of all institutions listed in the AAA Guide - a $150 value
  
• Special discounted rate for job listings in Anthropology News and on AAA's searchable career website. DSP members receive a 44% discount for placement ads and for access to our resume database - a $200 or more value
  
• A booth at no cost at the AAA Annual Meeting Placement Service for interviewing job candidates - a $120 value
  
• Discounted member rates for AAA publications
  
• Invitation to the Department Chairs Breakfast and topic session at the AAA Annual meeting
  
  New this year: We are pleased to announce our first ever Graduate School Fair and Student Saturday at the AAA Annual Meeting on December 5, 2009. DSP departments will be given a chance to exhibit their graduate programs at the Graduate School Fair on first come first serve bases.   Students enrolled in DSP departments are also eligible to attend the Student Saturday at a specially discounted price. This is a great opportunity for both undergraduate and graduate anthropology students to attend part of the Annual Meeting and provides a great opportunity for students to network and for graduate programs to connect with potential applicants.
  Student Saturday Flyer (PDF)
  Student Registration Form (PDF)

*Instead of a copy of the AAA Guide and Anthropology News subscription, community colleges receive five copies of SACC Notes, the biannual publication of the AAA Section Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges—a $75 value.

DSP enrollment is effective for one year with an annual renewal schedule. If you have any questions or require further information, please contact the Department of Academic Relations, at 703-528-1902 ext. 1181. or e-mail us

Application form for Departments/Institutions (PDF)
Application form for AAA Guide listers (PDF)
Application form for Community Colleges (PDF)

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