Anthropology

On March 15, more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants were accused of engagement in gang activity and deported from the U.S. — not to Venezuela, but to El Salvador, some 1,600 miles away from their home country. Ellen Moodie, an anthropology professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and... Read full story Why were Venezuelan immigrants sent to El Salvador? Illinois Anthropologist Dr. Ellen Moodie speaks with News Bureau life sciences editor Diana Yates about the decision.

Congratulations to the Illinois Anthropology faculty and graduate students who made the Fall 2024 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent in teaching Anthropology and Museum Studies courses! Abing, J TA 104*Bishop, K 220Calhoun, K 399David, L 441Desmond, J 375 & 498Evans, L TA 220Garcia, I TA... Read full story Congratulations to our Fall 2024 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent!

The Patricia O'Brien Award will be presented this spring to the students who submit a superior undergraduate anthropology paper. Any undergraduate anthropology major or minor is eligible to enter. This year, the award includes a prize of $1500 for each of the two winners. Papers will be judged... Read full story Apply for the Patricia O'Brien Award!