ology ▁from ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁Following ▁this , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁organizations ▁including ▁Vol unte ers ▁in ▁Service ▁to ▁America ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁Public ▁Interest ▁Research ▁Group . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁p ala e obi ology ▁in ▁Cy pr us , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁S ula ▁Valley ▁Arch ae ological ▁Project ▁in ▁H ond uras , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Corn ell ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁Masters ▁D eg ree ▁in ▁Bot any ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁Ph D ▁in ▁Anth rop ology ▁and ▁E volution ary ▁Bi ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁R ind os ▁taught ▁at ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁univers ities ▁of ▁Illinois , ▁Missouri ▁and ▁Michigan , ▁the ▁Australian ▁National ▁University ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁controvers y ▁over ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁arch ae ology ▁department ▁and ▁subsequently ▁denied ▁ten ure ▁( the ▁R ind os ▁affair ). ▁ ▁While ▁at ▁Corn ell , ▁R ind os ▁had ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁Susan ▁Stra ight , ▁daughter ▁of ▁editor ▁and ▁publish er ▁Michael ▁Stra ight . ▁The ▁relationship ▁produced ▁two ▁children , ▁Will ow ▁R ind os ▁and ▁No ah ▁R ind os . ▁Michael ▁Stra ight ▁is ▁identified ▁in ▁his ▁ob itu ary ▁in ▁the ▁V ine yard ▁Gazette ▁as ▁the ▁grand father ▁of ▁Will ow