We CU and the Humanities Research Institute (HRI) are proud to announce the 2024–2025 Humanities in Action scholars...

Congratulations to Dr. Sophia Balakian, a 2017 PhD Alumna of Illinois Anthropology, who is set to publish her book 'Unsettled families: Refugees, Humanitarianism, and the Politics of Kinship' by Stanford University Press in 2025. Currently, Dr. Balakian is an Assistant Professor of Social Justice...

Congratulations to Illinois Anthropology graduate student Abigail Houkes on being selected as a participant for the Humanities Without Walls Summer Bridge program! Read more about the program and the 2024 participants...

Today we are spotlighting spring 2024 graduate Kathrina Aben! Aben is graduating with a Ph.D. in Anthropology, Historical Archaeology. Read below to learn about her dissertation research, some favorite anthropology classes, and what she is up to in her career!

Today we are spotlighting spring 2024 graduate, Wendy Haro! As we wish Wendy congratulations on the closing of this chapter, read below to read her reflections on her time at Illinois and with Illinois Anthropology ✨

Today we are spotlighting Sara Kiel, a spring 2024 graduate AND one of our incredible social media managers! Read below to see what brought Sara to anthropology, some insights into her Illinois favorites, and what she is up to next. 

It is always bittersweet to say goodbye to graduates as they begin the next chapter of their lives so we're taking some time to highlight the incredible Illinois Anthropology undergraduate and graduate students that graduated this spring 2024. Read below to learn about Rachel Taylor, a newly...

Congratulations to Illinois Anthropology graduate students Arielle Reich, Grace Shaw, Breanna Escamilla, and Joseph Coyle for being awarded Teaching Certificates from the Center for Innovation, Teaching, and Learning at Illinois! ...

Congratulations to the MUSE 389/589: Case Studies in Community Museums students on their exhibition Welcome to the Illinois Distributed Museum: Empowerment through Innovation showing through May in the Main Library's Marshall Gallery .  One of several projects carried...