Join the UMN Anthropology Department for our 2025 Sociocultural Anthropology Colloquium, where Dr. Tamar Shirinian (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) will be presenting “The Homosexual and the Oligarch: Perverse Figurations and Social Reproduction”. Join in person or on Zoom.

The deadline to register to attend the fourth annual Stephen F. Gudeman Lecture is 12pm CST this Friday, April 11. Dr. Audra Simpson (Columbia University) will be presenting on, "Occupying Selves". The lecture will be held at 4pm on Monday, April 21, 2025. cla.umn.edu/anthropology/n…

Join Professor Sofía Pacheco-Fores this fall in ANTH 3327W/5327W Inca, Aztec & Maya Civilizations for an intensive examination of the emergence, growth, and conquest of native civilizations in ancient America, focusing on the Maya, Aztec, and Inca states.

This fall learn about relations among human affliction, health, healing, social institutions, and cultural representations cross-culturally in ANTH 3306W Medical Anthropology with Professor Karen-Sue Taussig.

Are you interested in human evolutionary history? ANTH 3401/5401 The Human Fossil Record taught by Professor Martha Tappen in Fall 2025 reconstructs human evolutionary history through fossils and examines taxonomy, phylogeny, behavior, ecology, tool use, and more.

The 2025 Sociocultural Anthropology Colloquium is coming up on Monday, April 28th at 4pm. Join the Anthropology Department to hear Dr. Tamar Shirinian (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) present on “The Homosexual and the Oligarch: Perverse Figurations and Social Reproduction”.

Archaeology is the study of humans in the past, primarily through the material remains they left behind. Join Prof. Gilliane Monnier in ANTH 3001 Intro to Archaeology this fall to gain an understanding of the methods and techniques used by archaeologists in their investigations.

Have you ever wondered how archaeologists interpret the vast amount of archaeological evidence from the British Isles? Join Prof. Peter Wells in ANTH 5442 Archaeology of the British Isles where students learn about the archaeology of the British Isles, in all of its aspects.

Join the Department of Anthropology at 4:00pm today for the 2025 Sociocultural Anthropology Colloquium to hear Dr. Tamar Shirinian of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville present on “The Homosexual and the Oligarch: Perverse Figurations and Social Reproduction”.

The 2025 Archaeology Colloquium has been rescheduled for this Friday, May 2. Join us to hear Dr. Ayana Omilade Flewellen of Stanford University present on, “Submerged in the Wake: Archaeology, Memory, and Oceanic Archives of the Transatlantic Slave Trade”. cla.umn.edu/anthropology/n…

Learn about the structure, design, and variability of the modern human skeleton in ANTH 3405/5405 Human Skeletal Analysis with Professor Sofía Pacheco-Fores this fall! Topics will cover anatomy, functional morphology, development, evolutionary history, and more.

Dyllon Lohmann, Anthropology and History major undergrad, was featured as a recipient of the annual Friends of the Libraries Outstanding Library Student Employee Recognition Award. libnews.umn.edu/2025/04/this-y…

What is culture, and what are the everyday practices, values, beliefs, and resources that go into the making of the human? Students in ANTH 1003W: Understanding Cultures will receive an introduction into culture and the making of humanity, past and present. Check it out this fall

What does it mean to be human? This question, central to the discipline of anthropology, has provided inspiration to scientists, philosophers, and artists for many centuries. Learn more with Professors Maria Nieves-Colón and Gilbert Tostevin this fall.

Graduating Senior Spotlight: Kayla Ly 🎓 As a UMN Anthropology major, Kayla explored everything from flintknapping to ancient bones and found joy in hands-on classes and small, engaging course environments. 🔗: ow.ly/fnRT50VRRFl

Join Professor Karen-Sue Taussig this fall and explore contemporary issues in ethnographic work through reading a set of recent award-winning and/or theoretically/methodologically innovative texts.

The interdisciplinary approach of faculty at #UMNCLA has shed light on a niche ethnic studies focus: the Asian-Afro connection in the US. UMN Dept. of American Indian Studies UMN African American & African Studies UMN Anthropology 🔗: ow.ly/YR1I50VXaZK

Are you still looking for a course to take this fall? Consider ANTH 3980/5980 Feeding Ecology and Energetics with Professor Michelle Brown. Students in this course will use ecological and evolutionary lenses to address the question of how human diets have evolved.

Congratulations to Penina Kadalida and Emmanuel Kipruto Ngetich, PhD candidates in the Department of Anthropology, who are among the 2025 Leakey Foundation Baldwin Fellows. leakeyfoundation.org/announcing-the…

Our very own, Dr. Maria Nieves-Colón has been named a 2025 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences! Dr. Nieves-Colón will investigate the genetic and health impacts of the influx of millions of Africans to Latin America during the colonial period. cla.umn.edu/anthropology/n…