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We are looking for a Graduation Speaker for the Spring 2025 Sociology, Anthropology, and Interdisciplinary Studies* Convocation Ceremony!
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...
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Register for the Spring 2025 Sociology, Anthropology, and Interdisciplinary Studies Convocation Ceremony
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...
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Illinois Anthropology graduate student Alana Ackerman, a current HRI Graduate Fellow, writes about her work in new HRI blog
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: ...
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Illinois Computes Brings NCSA to Illinois Family Roots Pilot Program in collaboration with Dr. David
Illinois Anthropology faculty Dr. David partnered with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications to create a fully functional, user-friendly online tool for African and African American genealogy and the Illinois Family Roots Pilot Program....
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Join the Illinois Family Roots Pilot Program Kick-Off Meeting with Rep Carol Ammons featuring Dr. David
Join Illinois Family Roots Pilot Program Kick-Off Meeting by registering online with Rep Carol Ammons for an online informative session on...
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Dr. Laura Shackelford's research featured in National Geographic as a February cover story!
As a National Geographic Explorer, Laura's research focuses on the evolution of our species, Homo sapiens, as a background to understanding recent human diversity. In the February edition of National Geographic, her recent work is rewriting human history. Read the full piece via...
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Dr. Lisa Lucero and new book featured by the Illinois News Bureau
In this feature, the Ilinois News Bureau highlights Maya Wisdom and the Survival of Our Planet (2025) by Dr. Lisa J. Lucero and how she proposes a more sustainable social order modeled on the Maya’s worldview. Maya Wisdom and the Survival of Our Planet is...
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Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Lucero on the 2025 book publication of 'Maya Wisdom and the Survival of Our Planet'!
Join us in congratulating Dr. Lisa Lucero on the 2025 publication of her book Maya Wisdom and the Survival of Our Planet (2025) from Oxford University Press! The book is available as ...
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Mother Jones reporter Madison Pauly speaks with Dr. Kathryn Clancy to understand the vast potential consequences of the White House’s new definition of sex in this January 2025 article
Mother Jones reporter Madison Pauly speaks with Dr. Kathryn Clancy to understand the vast potential consequences of the White House’s new definition of sex in this January 2025 article....
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Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage publishes newest issue!
The November 2024 issue of the Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage is available online.