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Congratulations to Dr. Michael Ann Williams, University Distinguished Professor of Folk Studies, Emeritus

May 20th, 2019

The Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology is pleased to announce that retired University Distinguished Professor of Folk Studies Michael Ann Williams was recently awarded the title Emeritus.

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Congratulations to our 2019 Folk Studies & Anthropology Grads and Award Winners!

May 18th, 2019

On May 10th the Department of Folk Studies & Anthropology celebrated our graduates with an awards and hooding ceremony. Our BA and MA grads are going on to further graduate study or to careers in fields including museums, education, and industry.

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Anthropology Major Wins National Scholarship Competition

May 9th, 2019

Ashley Gilliam is the recipient of the Senior Scholarship Award from Lambda Alpha, the national anthropology honorary society. This scholarship is awarded annually to the top applicant selected by members of the Lambda Alpha National Executive Council.

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Anthropology assistant professor Ashley Stinnett interviewed by Culture and Agriculture.

Feb 25th, 2019

Culture & Agriculture published an interview with Anthropology assistant professor Ashley Stinnett about her co-edited special issue "Agriculture of the Middle."

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Anthropology major Amber Burdine wins Study Abroad Photo Contest

Feb 14th, 2019

Amber Burdine, an Anthropology-History double major, has won the Fall 2018 New Horizons Study Abroad Photo Contest.

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Anthropology Faculty Wins Photo Contest

Jan 29th, 2019

Dr. Ashley Stinnett, assistant professor of Anthropology in the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology, was one of twelve to win the 2018 American Anthropological Association Photo Image Contest.

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Folk Studies and Anthropology Newsletter Now Available

Sep 18th, 2018

The WKU Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology's latest newsletter is available for download.

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Anthropology Faculty Publishes in Anthropology News

Aug 28th, 2018

Dr. Ashley Stinnett, Assistant Professor in the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology, contributed a piece to Anthropology News "What's In Your Bag, Anthropologists?" series.

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Anthropology faculty awarded RCAP for research in Amsterdam

Jun 25th, 2018

Dr. Ashley Stinnett is spending the summer in Amsterdam establishing a new research fieldsite, where she is exploring how people living in Holland are experiencing meat production and consumption.

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WKU student successfully nominates property to the National Register

Mar 13th, 2018

Current Folk Studies MA student Susanna Pyatt researched and wrote the National Register nomination for the Chalybeate Springs Hotel Springhouse as part of Dr. Michael Ann Williams' Vernacular Architecture class in fall 2016.

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