Current News
Ethnographic Terminalia, an exhibit by artists and ethnographers
Posted: Nov 12, 2009
Professor Craig Cambell's exhibit to coincide with AAA meeting in Philadelphia
Speed Named Assistant VP for Community Engagement
Posted: Oct 30, 2009
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
Posted: Oct 2, 2009
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
Posted: Sep 21, 2009
The Department welcomes its seven newest faculty members.
Prof. Hale takes over as director of LLILAS
Posted: Sep 2, 2009
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
Posted: Aug 27, 2009
Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies Director to Begin Appointment at The University of Texas at Austin
Posted: Aug 24, 2009
Charles R. Hale, professor of anthropology at The University of Texas at Austin, has been appointed director of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS).
Ramadan, Islamic and Arab Experts
Posted: Aug 20, 2009
This week, followers of the faith of Islam will begin to celebrate Ramadan, one of the religion's most important observances, which will continue through Sept. 20. Scholars at The University of Texas at Austin are available to discuss the Islamic faith, history and culture, and the Arab world from a variety of perspectives.
Unprecedented Number of Female Faculty Hired
Posted: Aug 12, 2009
About half of the 49 professors who will be joining the College of Liberal Arts faculty in 2009-2010 are female. That includes an unprecedented five women coming in as full professors from such schools as Harvard University, the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Southern California.
