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The study of humanity

Asking questions…

Why did some societies shift to a grain based diet? What happens when a government prevents an endangered language from being spoken in public? How do long-term disasters affect human health? Beloit Anthropology trains students to embrace the connections between human history, culture, and biology.

And finding solutions.

Integrate perspectives from the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences. Use that understanding to tackle social problems, empower communities, and confront challenges to our environment.

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Beloit College Anthropology Professor Shannon Fie helps answer a question asked by Beloit College student Brock Bidwell during Fie’s physical assessment assignment activity aimed at raising awareness of the indigenous burial mounds on the Beloit Colleg campus

Beloit Anthropology faculty and students raise awareness about the campus burial mounds

Associate Professor of Anthropology Dr. Shannon Fie guides students through lessons about the campus burial mounds using innovative and culturally respectful approaches.

Life after pandemic: Lessons from post-mortality crisis Germans

This summer Gabrie Simmons ’22, biology major and Spanish minor, participated in the Pakula Biomedical Fellowship. She worked with anthropology professor, Leslie Williams to examine the prevalence of periodontal disease in response to stress caused by the Black Death in Germany.