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Rachel Anderson selected as recipient of Loucks Memorial Scholarship
Apr 19, 2020

Rachel Anderson has been selected as the 2020-2021 recipient of the Dr. L. Jill Loucks Memorial Scholarship in Anthropology. This scholarship is ...

Bobbie Shreiner selected as recipient of Weller Memorial Scholarship
Apr 19, 2020

Bobbie Shreiner has been selected as the 2020-2021 recipient of the Stephen Richard Weller Memorial Scholarship in Anthropology. The Weller ...

Alumni and new graduates have a stellar year with new jobs and graduate school acceptances
Apr 18, 2020

As the 2019-2020 academic year comes to a close, the Department takes great pride in celebrating new jobs and graduate school acceptances for our alum...

Connor Elliott, anthropology major, participates in REU project in Ethiopia
Mar 10, 2020

Connor Elliott, anthropology major (concentration in biological anthropology), had the opportunity to conduct research in Ethiopia over the 2019-2020 ...

Dr. Cheryl P. Claassen to publish new book on 16th century religion in Mexico
Mar 9, 2020

Dr. Cheryl P. Claassen and her co-author, Dr. Laura Ammon (Department of Philosophy and Religion), will publish a new book on 16th century religion in...

Dr. Alice P. Wright's new book reviewed in The Columbus Dispatch
Jan 20, 2020

Dr. Alice P. Wright's new book reviewed in The Columbus Dispatch...

Anthropology alumnus, Dr. Christopher Moore ('97), has published a new article in the journal Nature
Nov 27, 2019

Dr. Christopher Moore ('97) has published a new paper on the Younger Dryas climate event that took place 12,800 years ago. The paper can be found...

Dr. Christina Verano Sornito named Fulbright Scholar for 2020
Nov 1, 2019

Dr. Christina Verano Sornito, assistant professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Anthropology, has been awarded a 2019–20 re...

Dr. Thomas R. Whyte featured in Appalachian Today for toad research
Oct 30, 2019

Dr. Tom Whyte likes to dig in the dirt — and solve old mysteries while he’s at it. As a professor in Appalachian’s Department of Anthropolo...

Dr. Diane P. Mines wins Richard N. Henson Outstanding Advisor Award
Oct 27, 2019

Dr. Diane P. Mines was selected for the College of Arts and Sciences' Richard N. Henson Outstanding Advisor Award for 2018-2019. About the Depart...