Lynn Stephen ’79 elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Stephen majored in sociology and anthropology at Carleton.
Lynn Stephen ’79, anthropology professor at the University of Oregon and Marta Sutton Weeks External Fellow at the Stanford University Humanities Center, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She appears on the members list in Class III – Social and Behavioral Sciences, Section 5 – Anthropology and Archaeology.
Stephen is one of 252 leaders in academia, the arts, industry, journalism, philanthropy, policy, research, and science elected in 2026. Induction ceremonies for new members will take place in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in October.
The Academy, chartered in 1780, was established to recognize accomplished individuals and engage them in addressing the greatest challenges facing the young republic. The first members elected to the Academy include George Washington, who said – in his first annual message to Congress in 1790 – ‘Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.’
Read the full announcement and check out the entire list of new members.