The Department of Anthropology mourns the passing of Professor Emerita Olga Soffer. Olga Soffer, a University of Illinois archaeologist whose meticulous re-examination of Upper Paleolithic artifacts overturned decades of assumptions about prehistoric life — and about the women who lived it — died... Read full story

During the Spring 2026 semester, Prof. Desmond taught ANT 515 and CAS 587 in conjunction with her position as the Center for Advanced Study director working on the "Living in Multi-Species Worlds" initiative. The College of Liberal Arts and... Read full story

Michelle Patiño-Flores was awarded the first place prize in the Image of Research 2026 Graduate Competition with her image titled "Visions of Freedom".  Image of Research is an annual multidisciplinary competition celebrating the diversity and breadth of graduate student research at the... Read full story