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Congratulations to the Fall 2023 Anthropology Teachers Ranked as Excellent!
Congratulations to the Fall 2023 Anthropology Teachers Ranked as Excellent!
* BISHOP, K ANTH 220 and ANTH 315
* GREENBERG,J ANTH 515
* HERNANDEZ,O TA ANTH 104
MARTIN, J ANTH 485
SABOOWALA, S TA ANTH 441
SMALLS, K ANTH 512
TAYLOR, R TA ANTH 105
FRANKENBERG, S MUSE 200 and MUSE 500
Genealogy Program Aims to Restore Absent African American Histories
Brian Graves, one of the UCIMC’s winter programming interns and a second-year PhD student at UIUC, writes about the collaboration between Illinois Anthropology faculty Dr. LaKisha David and Illinois State Representative Carol Ammons (D-Urbana) on supporting the the use of genetic genealogy by...
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Join the Illinois Anthropology LEAD Scholars Program for a discussion on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and Forensics.
Join the Illinois Anthropology LEAD Scholars Program for a discussion on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and Forensics.
The presentations will feature Illinois NAGPRA Program Officer Krystiana Krupa, Assistant Professor of Anthropology Dr. LaKisha David, and...
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Can genetic genealogy restore family narratives disrupted by the transatlantic slave trade?
Some political figures seek to remove references to slavery from the study of American history, adding to the vast knowledge gaps that stem from the transatlantic slave trade. To better understand these histories, scholars and individuals are turning to genetic genealogy to discover and retrace...
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Check out our latest undergraduate newsletter!
Check out our latest undergraduate newsletter ✨
https://emails.illinois.edu/newsletter/14/1480086814.html
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Are you graduating? Register for the Sociology, Anthropology, and Interdisciplinary Studies Convocation Ceremony!
Are you graduating from Illinois Anthropology? Then REGISTER NOW for the Sociology, Anthropology, and Interdisciplinary Studies Convocation Ceremony!
Scan the QR code to register or visit the registration link here.
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Congratulations to Illinois Anthropology Affiliate faculty Dr. Maryam Kashani for being named a 2024 Conrad Humanities Scholar!
Congratulations to Illinois Anthropology Affiliate faculty Dr. Maryam Kashani for being named a 2024 Conrad Humanities Scholar!
The Conrad Humanities Scholars Award recognizes promising mid-career scholars and provides financial support for continued achievement, research, and scholarship in...
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Anthropology faculty Dr. David featured in Illinois Public Media for collaboration with local state representative, Carol Ammons!
Assistant Professor LaKisha T. David has collaborated with Illinois State Representative Carol Ammons on a house resolution to support people of African descent learn more about their ancestral family history through DNA testing. On February 7, 2024, the resolution received a 7-to-4 vote in...
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Illinois Anthropology at the 2024 American Academy of Forensic Sciences meeting!
Illinois Anthropology graduate students Mckenzie Macon and Abbie Houkes presented recently at the 2024 American Academy of Forensic Sciences meeting.
Current Illinois Anthropology faculty and students were also able to connect with graduate program alumni!
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We are looking for a Graduation Convocation Student Speaker!
Apply for the honor to be the student speaker at our unit convocation! You must be a graduating major in one of the following departments:
African American Studies
Anthropology
Asian American Studies
Latina/Latino Studies
Computer Science + Anthropology
Gender and Women’s Studies
Sociology...