News Archive
Department Celebrations
August 23, 2021 Further achievements by our graduate students: Julio Villa-Palomino has been awarded an NSF DDRIG in support of his dissertation project, “De-institutionalization Unfolding: The Transition to Community MentalRead more
Anthropologist working in the Tech Industry
July 14, 2021 UNC Anthropology PhD alum, Lindsey Wallace, has edited a collection of essays about anthropologists working in the tech industry for SCA’s “Hot Spots”. Click here to viewRead more
Anthropology Professor and Graduate Student Article
Anthropology professor Benjamin Arbuckle assisted in editing a special edition of the journal ‘Animal Frontiers’ that came out recently. Professor Arbuckle and Anthropology graduate student, Theo Kassebaum, also co-wrote anRead more
Anthropology Class of 2021 Virtual Commencement
May 16, 2021 From everyone in the Department of Anthropology at UNC Chapel Hill – Congratulations to all of our 2021 graduates!! To watch the video of our virtual commencement,Read more
Department Celebrations
May 12, 2021 Further achievements by our graduate students: Anusha Hariharan has been awarded a 2021 Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship in support of the writing of her dissertation entitled,Read more
Professor Caela O’Connell Featured
May 11, 2021 Professor Caela O’Connell had her research and lab featured in the Carolina Scientific. To see the full write-up, click here.
Class of 2021!
Congratulations Class of 2021! We will be celebrating you on Sunday, May 16 at 1pm for a virtual Anthropology Graduation. For friends and family who would like to watch, pleaseRead more
Escobar elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
April 26, 2021 College of Arts & Sciences’ department of anthropology Professor Emeritus Arturo Escobar is the 40th Carolina faculty member elected to the academy, founded in 1780 by JohnRead more
Department Celebrations!
April 6, 2021 Celebrations: Further achievements by our graduate students: Moriah James has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Anna Suk has received FLAS funding to study Hindi-Urdu duringRead more
Department Celebrations
February 19, 2021 Further achievements by our graduate students: Sora Enomoto has just had an article about his research published in the extremely popular and influential Japanese journal Sekai (The World).Read more
The Anthropology of Air Conditioning in the Arab Gulf
Anthropology Graduate Student, Marwa Koheji, is featured for her research work at the Center for Urban and Regional Studies. To read the whole article, click here.
Department Celebrations
January 20, 2021 Celebrations Further achievements by our graduate students: Samantha King received the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, first runner up award for Student Achievement for herRead more
Professor Glenn Hinson Honored
Glenn Hinson has just been awarded a coveted Chapman Family Teaching Award. To see the write up, click here.
How Will We Know If Society Is On the Verge Of Collapse?
Click here for the podcast page. How Will We Know If Society Is On the Verge Of Collapse? By Betsy Kaplan • Dec 9, 2020 Are we on the vergeRead more
Graduate Student article wins honor
December 2, 2020 Samantha King’s article “GIS as a bridge across the digital divide: Engaging participatory methods to build capacity in research communities” won an award from the National AssociationRead more