2025-10-06
- Congratulations to Illinois Anthropology alumnus and research associate Dr. George Calfas for being elected to serve as President-Elect of the Register of Professional Archaeologists from 2026-2027! The Register of Professional Archaeologists is an organization that works to create ethical and professional standards in the field of archaeology while also serving as a resource when professional...
2025-10-06 - Congratulations to Dr. Jenny Davis for being appointed to the Illinois State Museum Board of Directors by Governor JB Pritzker! The Illinois State Museum Board of Directors works with the Director of the Department of Natural Resources in matters surrounding the Illinois State Museum. Read the full press release here: https://gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker-announces-three-...
2025-09-23 - Join us in congratulating Dr. Jessica R. Greenberg on her new book publication which examines the world’s premier human rights court as the rule of law comes under threat. The book “Justice in the Balance: Democracy, Rule of Law, and the European Court of Human Rights” considers not just why the rule of law and human rights matter, but how they come to matter in everyday ways, Greenberg says....
2025-08-19 - Join us in congratulating Dr. Christopher Fennell on his 2025 book publication. Combating Oppression with New Commemorations examines the ways in which marginalized groups can confront oppressive regimes through commemorations and advocacy of their own heritage. Case studies include an introduction chapter by Fennell and a study of "What Would Mother Jones Have Said? The Progressive...
2025-08-04 - In April 2025, Dr. Taiye Winful gave a lecture titled, "Invisible Burdens: Exploring the links between stress, inflammation, and experience among African populations" as part of the Women in Science Lecture Series by the University of Illinois Archives. A recording of this lecture is now available at https...
2025-07-10 - Maya Wisdom and the Survival of Our Planet by Dr. Lisa J. Lucero is featured in Nature's weekly 'five of the best science picks' published on July 4th, 2025. Read the full article here.
2025-07-03 - This spring, PhD candidate Joseph Coyle taught ANTH 230: Sociocultural Anthropology with a focus on original student research. Students designed and carried out original anthropological fieldwork throughout Champaign-Urbana and across Illinois.Two students from the course presented their research at this year’s annual Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS), held April 20–26 as part of a campus-...
2025-05-16 - Join the Illinois Department of Anthropology in congratulating our Spring 2025 Graduates! This is a remarkable accomplishment and you leave an enduring mark on our academic community. As we celebrate the end of this chapter, we look forward to witnessing the impact you will continue to make in the years ahead. The Sociology, Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies Convocation Ceremony...- 2025-04-15 - The lecture Structural Racism and Health Inequities: The Case of Roma People in Europe was given by Dr. Margareta (Magda) Matache on April 10, 2025, with the UIUC European Union Center. It explores the different ways anti-Roma racism manifests across Europe and its effects on the lives, well-being, and health of Roma people. Dr. Matache...
2025-04-03 - 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 an expert on Salvadoran politics, describes the decision to send the immigrants there. Read the...
2025-04-03 - 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 220*Glass, S TA 230*Greenberg, J 511Jelinek, P 440Konigsberg, L 347Kramer, E 353Naidoo, N TA...
2025-03-11 - 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 based on excellence, demonstrated through problem focus, clarity of argument, and overall contribution...
2025-03-04 - We are looking for a Graduation Speaker for the Spring 2025 Sociology, Anthropology, and Interdisciplinary Studies* Convocation Ceremony. If interested: Please contact Felix Fuenty (fuenty2@illinois.edu) if interested by March 14, 2025. Draft of speech must be emailed to Felix Fuenty by March 24th at 9 AM to be eligible. Auditions wil be via Zoom. If selected, you will get your academic regalia...
2025-03-04 - The Spring 2025 Sociology, Anthropology, and Interdisciplinary Studies Convocation Ceremony is Saturday, May 17, 2025 5:30 PM CST in the Virginia Theatre (203 W. Park Ave., Champaign, IL). This ceremony is intended for students who earned degrees in August 2024, December 2024, and May 2025 and students graduating with degrees in the following units are invited to participate: African American...
2025-02-26 - Alana Ackerman (Anthropology), a current HRI Graduate Fellow, explores how the violence of war extends across international borders, shaping spaces and moments of supposed peace and refuge in the Global South. Read more about her project on the HRI Inquiry blog: ...