Anthropology Ph.D. student, Johnson Opeyemi Adegbola, wrote an article titled, "Living the DREAAM: Summer program a rewarding experience for UI doctoral student," which was recently featured in the News-Gazette. Johnson details what he learned from working with the nonprofit organization... Read full story

Maritza Quiñones-Rivera has retired, after 11 years of dedicated service to the Anthropology Department. She will be sorely missed.Throughout her tenure, Dr. Quiñones has been an exceptional advocate, guide, and source of encouragement for countless students. Her... Read full story

The Department of Anthropology mourns the passing of Professor Emerita Olga Soffer. Olga Soffer, a University of Illinois archaeologist whose meticulous re-examination of Upper Paleolithic artifacts overturned decades of assumptions about prehistoric life — and about the women who lived it — died... Read full story