Illinois Anthropology faculty Dr. Chris Fennell alongside Series Editors Nedra K. Lee, PhD, Department of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts (link) and Richard Paul Benjamin, PhD, International Slavery Museum and University of Liverpool...

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

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...

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...

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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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...

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...

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!