The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2022

People of traditional college age, between 18 and 25, are also in the age group that is more likely than any other to experience mental illness , and most mental health conditions develop by the age of 24. She completely lacked interest in and motivation for her anthropology coursework, which she had previously loved.

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Anthropology 365

APRIL 11, 2023

2017), scarcity (Lane 2019; McAfee 2016), conflict (Krauss 2015; Latour 2015), and species invasions (Helmreich 2005; Pfeiffer and Voeks 2008), all living things have to come to terms with future uncertainty. 2015), a loss of habitat (Corales, De Assis Montag, and Dunck 2022; Johnson et al.

Humanities 40

Humanities Research Tradition Political Science 40

Anthropology.net

APRIL 25, 2025

At Abu Fatima, an ancient cemetery near the capital city of Kerma, a new study has taken a closer look at the skeletal remains of 30 individuals, unearthing physical traces of a world where the labor of women was essential, taxing—and all but erased from traditional historical narratives. Current Anthropology , 60(3), 350–375.

History 91

History Archaeology Anthropology Humanities 91

Sapiens

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The co-management plan recognizes the deep cultural legacies of Indigenous peoples and establishes a legal basis for ceremonial and traditional practices such as gathering medicines, food, and firewood. In many ways, ecologically driven traditional firewood harvest practices are inherently in keeping with this law.

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Cultures Tradition Humanities Museum 107

Anthropology.net

APRIL 30, 2025

The findings call into question some of the foundational ideas in evolutionary anthropology about the universality of music, and specifically its social functions. During intense population pressures in the 20th century—including displacement and increased contact with outsiders—several traditional Aché practices disappeared.

Cultures 52

Cultures Humanities Anthropology K-12 52

Anthropology News

MARCH 31, 2025

Since 2019, HT94 has been hosted by over 150 universities and colleges around the world, and the UMP offers host institutions an installation kit that supports visitors interpretive experiences, while encouraging each host site to connect the exhibit to local issues and community interests.

Museum 77

Museum Anthropology Humanities Social Justice 77

Anthropology News

AUGUST 21, 2024

The fires of 2019 and 2020 were especially devastating, with NASA’s Earth Observatory showing plumes of smoke covering the region. Jesús belongs to Bolivia’s Criollo middle-class, and the land he bought up for Paradise Farm is located upon the traditional homelands of several Indigenous Guaraní, Ayoreo, and Chiquitanos communities.

Anthropology 98

Anthropology Humanities History Economics 98

Anthropology 365

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

On April 30th, 2019, during the last day of the semester at UNC-Charlotte, students presented their projects in my Science and Technology Studies class. In my discipline of anthropology—a field inherently concerned with both cultural and biological diversity—there is an unsettling paradox. However, there is more that we can do.

Pedagogy 40

Pedagogy Anthropology Cultures Teaching 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

That has helped boost undergraduate and graduate enrollment in Georgia Techs Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts by 58 percent since 2019, to 1,884 students in 2023 the most recent period for which the figure is available. The traditional argument for the humanities, Brookes said, has been, Well, it will make you a better citizen and person.

Humanities 136

Humanities Leadership Social Science Anthropology 136

Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Revisiting Assumptions About Brain Evolution Traditional views of human evolution suggested that brain size underwent sudden, transformative increases between species, akin to major technological leaps. Source: Current Anthropology. A Farewell to the Encephalization Quotient Van Schaik, C. Triki, Z., & Bshary, R. Püschel, T.

Humanities 97

Humanities Ancestry Anthropology Tradition 97

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 3, 2024

"We know the community of microbes living in the large intestine can produce compounds that affect aspects of human biology," explained Katherine Amato, associate professor of anthropology at Northwestern and lead author of the study. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 159 (S61), 196–215. DOI:10.1002/ajpa.22908

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Humanities K-12 Ancestry Anthropology 98

Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Some communities are entirely nomadic, while others have settled into farming villages, adopting new traditions while retaining core elements of their pastoralist identity. 2019) explored genome-wide adaptations in Fulani nomads, focusing on the lactase persistence trait. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 137 (2), 168-174.

History 108

History Ancestry Geography K-12 108

Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

I began in-person after-school tutoring in 2019, supporting teenagers from Central America with their math, science, and English homework. In time, Keyla felt comfortable enough with me to seek help outside the traditional tutoring role of the program.

Tutoring 52

Tutoring Anthropology Pedagogy Teaching 52

ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2025

That includes, the editors note, anthropology, archaeology, classics, cultural studies, disability studies, ethnic studies, gender studies, history, law, linguistics, literary studies, performing arts, religious studies, philosophy, postcolonial studies, queer studies, psychology, sociology, visual arts, and women's studies.

Humanities 145

Humanities Oral History Archiving Pedagogy 145