- Latest UWM InFocus spotlights Anthropology alum, Cassie CoffeyAlum's playful job title highlights the diversity of opportunities available to Anthropologists and Museum Professionals A recent UWM InFocus article written by Sarah Vickery spotlights Anthropology and Museum Studies alum, Cassie Coffey. Cassie is the Director of Playful Experiences at the DuPage Children’s Museum in Naperville, Illinois. Cassie discusses how her experiences at UWM shaped …
- Free Virtual Lecture: “Returning to the People: How the MPM works with Indigenous groups to bring their history and ancestors home”“Returning to the People: How the MPM works with Indigenous groups to bring their history and ancestors home” by Dawn Scher Thomae, MPM’s Curator of Anthropology Collections The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), passed in 1990, has forever changed the way museums collect, interpret, and care for Native American items. This free, …
- AIA Lecture Series, Diving the Pyramids: Underwater Tombs and Excavation at the Royal Cemetery of Nuri, SudanAIA Lecture Series, Diving the Pyramids: Underwater Tombs and Excavation at the Royal Cemetery of Nuri, Sudan The Milwaukee Society of the Archaeological Institute of America is hosting a free, public lecture this Sunday, Oct. 19th entitled, "Diving the Pyramids: Underwater Tombs and Excavation at the Royal Cemetery of Nuri, Sudan" presented by Dr. Pearce …
- Navigating Profound Uncertainty: Jewish Photography in Nazi GermanyNovember 20, 2025, 4 pm4th Floor Golda Meir Library and on Zoom Navigating Profound Uncertainty: Jewish Photography in Nazi Germany This talk explores how German Jews used private photography to record and interpret their lives under National Socialism. Drawing on a database of some 15,000 images, it examines how these photographs documented daily experiences and …
- Anthropology Professors Recognized for Outstanding Teaching in 2025Assistant Professor Emily Middleton and Visiting Assistant Professor Shannon Freire were awarded this spring for their remarkable contributions and notable impact on students. Professor Middleton was awarded the 2025 Faculty Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award and Professor Freire was awarded the 2025 UWM Academic Staff Outstanding Teaching Award. Both Emily and Shannon will be celebrated at …
- UWM Student Emerson Neczek Leads Archaeology Event at Maryland Avenue Montessori SchoolARLC Staff Member, Crystal Morgan, lays out artifacts for students. Photo credit: Milwaukee Public Schools On April 30th, UW-Milwaukee student Emerson Neczek led an archaeology curriculum event at Maryland Avenue Montessori School (Milwaukee Public Schools). This even was part of Emerson’s Support for Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) project. Several UWM Archaeological …
- Anthropology Undergrads Well-Represented at Student Research SymposiumFrom the Left: Nora Fitak, Kaitlyn Lund, Dr. Shannon Freire, Elsie Touchstone, Samantha Dancyzk, Gil Amador Anthropology student researchers were well-represented at this year's UWM Student Research Symposium. Anthropology students presented 17 papers and posters this year. Topics included Human and Animal Osteology, Mapping, Museum Studies, and Archaeology overseen by six …
- ASU Symposium Provides Opportunity for Students to Present and LearnThe ASU Symposium on April 5th was a great success! Seventeen students presented on their research with the addition of our keynote speaker, Dr. Elizabeth Briody, who talked about career readiness in the anthropological field. Many other subjects were presented including, mortuary and general archaeology, anthropology in spooky contexts, portrayals of gender and …
- Bring it Back, Move it Forward: Indigenous Resurgences in the Upper Mekong – Free Lecture, April 30th @ 4PMBring it Back, Move it Forward: Indigenous Resurgences in the Upper Mekong Micah F. Morton Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Southeast Asian Studies Northern Illinois University. Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Time: 4 pm Place: Sabin Hall G-90, UWM, 3413 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee WI Abstract: In this talk, I tell a story of defiance …
- Abstracts for Annual Anthropology Student Union Symposium Due March 15, 2025The Anthropology Student Union (ASU) is accepting abstracts for their annual research symposium. This year’s theme is “Career Readiness and Anthropology in the Real World” featuring Dr. Elizabeth Briody as the keynote speaker. Dr. Briody is a cultural anthropologist with a focus on cultural-change efforts. As the founder and principal of Cultural Keys LLC she …
- Anthropology Colloquium, Wednesday 3/5 @ 4 PM: The Rise of Bronze Age Societies: A View from the Maros Culture (Southeastern Europe) presented by Dr. Amy NicodemusThe Rise of Bronze Age Societies: A View from the Maros Culture (Southeastern Europe) Presented by Amy Nicodemus Associate Professor, Dept of Archaeology & Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Date: Wednesday, March 5 2025 Time: 4 pm Place: Sabin Hall G-90, UWM, 3413 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee WI Abstract: The Bronze Age was a period …
- Free AIA Lecture: Sunday, Feb. 23rd @ 3 PM – Dr. Ashley Lemke Presents, “An Archaeology of Our Cultural World Submerged: Underwater Archaeology in the Great Lakes”The Milwaukee Society of the AIA is pleased to have UWM's own Ashley Lemke (Anthropology) who will deliver an in-person lecture on "An Archaeology of Our Cultural World Submerged: Underwater Archaeology in the Great Lakes." Dr. Lemke's talk will present research on the area below Lake Huron, exploring a preserved ice-age landscape and archaeological sites …