Speed Named Assistant VP for Community Engagement

Shannon Speed, associate professor of anthropology, has been named assistant vice president for community engagement in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE) at The University of Texas at Austin.

Anthropologist Wins "Ig Nobel" Prize for Study of Why Pregnant Women Don't Tip Over

University of Texas at Austin anthropologist Liza Shapiro and two fellow researchers on Thursday won an Ig Nobel Prize--dedicated to "achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think"--for a 2007 study on the evolutionary reasons pregnant women don't tip over.

New Faculty Members Join the Department

The Department welcomes its seven newest faculty members.

Prof. Hale takes over as director of LLILAS

Daily Texan Article: Sept 1, 2009

Dr. Charlie Hale will spend the next 4 years as Director of LLILAS. Read more.....

Professor Pauline Strong assumes role as new Director of the Humanities Institute