For the first time in recent years, the sabbatical leave cycle left the department at full-strength in the 2002-2003 academic year. We are looking forward to the arrival of Olga Shevchenko, Assistant Professor of Sociology, who will be joining us in the fall. At the same time, we regret the departure of Federico Varese, also in Sociology, who has announced his resignation from Williams to accept a senior lectureship at Oxford. Federico, whose book on the Russian mafia had drawn favorable notices internationally and won a major book award, will be missed by his students and colleagues here. We shall also miss Kavita Misra, who taught two courses in the department as a Visiting Professor of Anthropology.

Michael Brown, Lambert Professor of Anthropology, has completed a new book, Who Owns Native Culture?, which will be published by Harvard University Press in September 2003. Information on the book and on its subject, the protection of indigenous cultures, can be accessed via the book's website. On campus, Michael continues to be involved with plans to renovate and expand Stetson Hall and Sawyer Library.

David Edwards, Professor of Anthropology, is headed for a long sabbatical, during which he will continue to develop the Williams Afghan Media Project and work on other projects. To right, a photo from WAMP's enormous collection.

Michael Brown captured this portrait of Prof. Antonia Foias and her second child, Emmanuel, at a September 2002 cookout. Antonia was promoted to Associate Prof. early in 2003.

Jim Nolan's latest book, Drug Courts in Theory & Practice, continues to garner favorable reviews, including one in the Canadian Journal of Sociology Online.