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November 20, 2024

Anthropology Students and Faculty Attend the Southeastern Archaeological Conference

The 2024 Southeastern Archaeological Conference was held in in Williamsburg, VA November 13 – 16. SEAC was founded in the 1930s, and is regarded as a premier regional organization in the Archaeology field. At SEAC, anthropologists from all over the world meet to share research and ideas, and advance the work of Archaeology in the…

September 30, 2024

Dr. DeSoucey Gives Lecture at SAR Humanities Festival: Food for Thought

On September 29th, Associate Professor of Sociology, Dr. Michaela DeSoucey gave a lecture at the School for Advanced Research (SAR) Humanities Festival: Food for Thought. In her lecture, “Complex Cultural Meanings of Moral Eating,” Dr. DeSoucey discusses the moral arguments and politics of food production and promotion and how they intertwine with social identities, cultural…

September 13, 2024

Introducing the Fall 2024 Student Ambassador Team

The department’s student ambassadors are a team of undergraduate student volunteers who help with student activities, new student recruitment and more.

“The department has been nothing short of welcoming and helpful in my journey here at NC State.”

Justice Cass

Criminology ’22

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