Welcome to the Department of Anthropology
Information for Prospective & Incoming First-Years
An education in Anthropology can help you understand diverse cultures around the world and across time, preparing you for a variety of exciting future paths. Learn more on our First-year Focus page.
NEWS & EVENTS:
The Language of the Modern Assyrians and its Historical Background
Thursday, May 10, 7 PM, Harris Hall, Rm 107, 1881 Sheridan Road, Evanston Campus
Reception follows lecture in Harris, Rm 108 (Leopold Rm)
In Memoriam - Northwestern remembers Professor Liz Brumfiel
- A campus memorial service will be held for Liz Brumfiel in June. Details forthcoming.
- To read the Department's tribute to Liz, click here.
Professor Jim Brown's Cahokia Research in the Spotlight
Chair of Anthropology contributes to Discovery Channel project on paleolithic living
NU Anthropologists make national headlines with study on hormonal effects of fatherhood on men:
FALL CLASS SCHEDULE 2012
Anthropology Yearly Course Planner 2011-12
The world is changing and
shrinking. People from differing cultures, races,
classes, and backgrounds meet and interact more often
and more intensely than ever before. Anthropology,
the study of humankind in broad perspective, is
devoted to the proposition that the differences among
us are understandable and enriching. It takes effort
and discipline, however, to obtain such understanding
and to appreciate human differences and similarities.
Anthropology is devoted to discovering and explaining
how humanity has developed differences and
similarities whenever and wherever these have
occurred.
Founded by Melville J. Herskovits in 1938,
Northwesterns Department of Anthropology is
committed to fostering the historic diversity of the
discipline by building an intellectual dialogue
between humanistic and scientific perspectives. In
particular the Departments undergraduate and
graduate programs emphasize the integration of the
major anthropological subfields: archaeology,
bioanthropology, cultural anthropology and linguistic
anthropology. Undergraduate and graduate students are
taught to harness these strengths in basic research
as well as in the application of anthropology both
inside and outside of academia.
Events and News
Graduate Engagement Opportunities Community Practicum (GEO)
Graduate Engagement Stories: GEO Student Makes a Difference for Foster Children

Matilda Stubbs, a 3rd year Anthropology student, spent a significant part of Winter Quarter 2011 working at the Rice Child + Family Center in Evanston, simultaneously contributing to the wellbeing of its residents, and earning course credit through the Graduate Engagement Opportunities Program (GEO), a practicum and seminar series.
Keep reading
One Book One Northwestern
One Book One Northwestern brings individuals together through the sharing of a common book, and provides people an opportunity to read and discuss influential pieces of literary work.
For more information on this year’s program, please visit the 2011-12 web site at www.onebooknu.com.
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Department Administration
Chair
William R. Leonard
Business Administrator
Dana Fuller
Coordinator of Administration
Susan Higgins
Director of Graduate Studies
Robert Launay
Graduate Program Assistant
Tracy Tohtz
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Helen B. Schwartzman
Undergraduate Program Assistant
Cynthia Beth
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