2024-12-21 - Congratulations to our Undergraduate Studies December 2024 Graduates! Alex Albuixech-Robinson Amr Elayyan Kailey Allisa Kinard Makenna Mae Long Aghalya Sadhvika-Vimala Narayanan We are so proud of you and cannot wait to see where your futures take you!

2024-12-19 - Congratulations to Illinois Doctoral Alumna Alleen Betzenhauser, Ph.D., for being selected as the next Director of the Illinois State Archaeological Survey (ISAS) as of April 1, 2025, and also serve as the Illinois State Archaeologist! Alleen brings more than two decades of expertise in archaeological research, leadership and community engagement to this role. She is a proud alum with research...

2024-12-11 - In 1898, two male lions terrorized an encampment of bridge builders on the Tsavo River in Kenya. The lions, which were massive and maneless, crept into the camp at night, raided the tents and dragged off their victims. In a new study, Field Museum researchers collaborated with scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, inlcuding Illinois Anthropology faculty Ripan S. Malhi,...

2024-12-10 - Interested in a hands-on study abroad experience? Apply for the 2025 Valley of Peace Archaeology field school 'Community Archaeology at the Ancient Maya City of Rivera, Belize' with renowned Illinois Archaeologist Dr. Lisa Lucero for six-weeks in Belize! Learn about the opportunity here...

2024-12-06 - Congratulations to Illinois Anthropology alumna Teresa Ramos (BA, ’04; MA, ’08; PhD, ’12; with a minor in Latina/Latino studies) for being named the first secretary of the Illinois Department of Early Childhood (IDEC). Ramos is currently the first assistant deputy governor for education in Governor JB Pritzker’s office. Pending state Senate approval, Ramos will begin her new role in January and...

2024-12-04 - The Anthropology Department is thrilled to announce that our very own Professor Jeff Martin, along with his co-author and former student Dr. Lingxiao Zhou, won the 2024 Best Paper Award from the Asian Journal of Criminology for their paper "Restoring justice or maintaining control? Revolutionary roots and...

2024-10-09 - Illinois Anthropology faculty Jane Desmond is featured in the UIUC College of Liberal Arts & Sciences News section in a feature article about her work and recent awards! This feature article was also included in the new LAS Alumni magazine 'Quadrangle' this fall. Read the feature article on Jane Desmond, animal...

2024-10-07 - The Special Issue titled "Exploring Family Ancestral Histories Through Genetic Genealogy" aims to delve into the methodologies, applications, and social implications of genetic data in reconstructing family lineages, fostering a deeper understanding of identity and addressing the impacts of historical disconnections. Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025

2024-09-30 - Congratulations to Michelle Patiño-Flores (ANTH 209), Arielle Reich (ANTH 246), and Grace Shaw (ANTH 180) for making the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by the Center for Innovation, Teaching, and Learning for teaching this past summer 2024!  

2024-09-25 - Join us in congratulating Illinois Anthropology faculty Dr. Krystal Smalls on the September 2024 publication of 'Telling Blackness: Young Liberians and the Raciosemiotics of Contemporary Black Diaspora' with Oxford University Press!

2024-09-19 - Join us in congratulating Illinois Anthropology doctoral alumna Ezgi Guner for their appointment as the Hurford Center Postdoctoral Fellow at Haverford College!

2024-09-17 - Join us in congratulating Dr. Gilberto Rosas on the 2024 American Ethnological Society (AES) Senior Book Prize Honorable Mention for their book Unsettling: The El Paso Massacre, Resurgent White Nationalism, and the US-Mexico Border! You can read about the selection here.

2024-09-13 - Join us in congratulating Illinois Anthropology faculty Erin Riggs on the 2024 publication of her book 'A Contemporary Archaeology of Post-Displacement Resettlement: Delhi’s 1947 Partition Refugee Homescapes'. This book explores the archaeology of the 1947 Partition, the largest mass migration in human history, and the resulting resettlement of half a million refugees in Delhi, India’s capital...

2024-09-10 - At the end of each course, students have the opportunity to provide their input on course instruction. These student ratings of instruction are obtained from the Instructor and Course Evaluation System (ICES surveys) administered by the Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois. Well the results from Spring 2024 are in and we're lucky to have great teachers in Illinois...

2024-09-02 -                                                 The LEAD Scholars Program provides anthropology undergraduate students with opportunities for professional development and community building with their undergraduate and graduate peers, and faculty. For...