UNT Anthropology Department

UNT Anthropology Department We are an applied anthropology department committed to addressing local and global human needs and improving people's lives.

Our department emphasizes the use of anthropology to solve problems and improve people’s lives. All faculty members are applied anthropologists. What unites us are our flexible intellectual and practical approaches. We challenge epistemological boundaries by using mixed methods, relying on interdisciplinary or multifaceted approaches. Our dedication to students is driven by a department culture ba

sed on collaborative decision making, camaraderie, congeniality, and support of collaborative work, motivated through creatively generating solutions instead of outperforming others. Our department offers the following areas of interest: Business Technology and Design, Public Health and Medical Care Systems, Population Displacement and Migration, Education and Education Equity, the Environment and Environmental Sustainability, Urban Anthropology.

Welcome to the incoming Applied Anthropology Master’s cohort! First year cohort scours the UNT Anthropology websit...
08/13/2026

Welcome to the incoming Applied Anthropology Master’s cohort!

First year cohort scours the UNT Anthropology website for answers to the Scavenger Hunt!

First year cohort scours the UNT Anthropology website for answers to the Scavenger Hunt!

First year cohort scours the UNT Anthropology website for answers to the Scavenger Hunt!

First year cohort scours the UNT Anthropology website for answers to the Scavenger Hunt!

First year cohort scours the UNT Anthropology website for answers to the Scavenger Hunt!

College-day 2026 was a blast! A warm welcome to all the new in coming Anthro-rookies!!!
08/13/2026

College-day 2026 was a blast! A warm welcome to all the new in coming Anthro-rookies!!!

Last Friday, we celebrated our Hooding Ceremony and what a wonderful day it was! I hope everyone enjoyed the celebration...
05/11/2026

Last Friday, we celebrated our Hooding Ceremony and what a wonderful day it was! I hope everyone enjoyed the celebration with us that day and throughout the weekend. Congratulations to all of our graduate and undergraduate students on this incredible accomplishment. We are so proud of all your hard work, dedication, and achievements, and we can’t wait to see all the amazing things ahead for you! 🎓✨

Congratulations ANTH 2026 graduates! We are so proud of you. 🥳 To the people that have loved and supported you...we than...
05/09/2026

Congratulations ANTH 2026 graduates! We are so proud of you. 🥳 To the people that have loved and supported you...we thank them for entrusting you to us. Felicidades a los graduados de antropología del 2026! Estamos muy orgullosos. 🥳 Les agradecemos a sus seres queridos por haber confiado en nosotros su educación y bien estar. Today we celebrate together! Es un día para celebrar en comunidad. 💚

Today we held our second annual internship cording ceremony for this semester’s cohort of interns. We had a wonderful ti...
04/25/2026

Today we held our second annual internship cording ceremony for this semester’s cohort of interns. We had a wonderful time celebrating them and all of their achievements within their internships! Thank you so much to all of our community partners that paired with them, and we look forward to another amazing year working with you 💚🦅

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We had a great time at the CLASS Student Ambassador Social 💚 We’ve had an amazing year with current ambassadors Chloe an...
04/23/2026

We had a great time at the CLASS Student Ambassador Social 💚 We’ve had an amazing year with current ambassadors Chloe and Yesmina, and we are so excited to welcome our new ambassadors Cameren and Brooklyne!

SO MUCH to celebrate lately! Tonight, congratulations to Dr. Karine Narahara for winning UNT’s award for internationali...
04/17/2026

SO MUCH to celebrate lately! Tonight, congratulations to Dr. Karine Narahara for winning UNT’s award for internationalizing UNT‘s curriculum, and giving the department a chance to get rowdy! We also had a visit by Dr. Milena Melo (who won an award for mentoring one of our grad students), and Ann Jordan just last week.

Today, UNT had their student employer appreciation and award luncheon. Carter and Carolina play such an important role i...
04/15/2026

Today, UNT had their student employer appreciation and award luncheon. Carter and Carolina play such an important role in our department. Always smiling and always being so positive!! If you happen to see them this week, show them some love and let them know how much we appreciate them.

Wrapping up a successful first student research conference- great to have Dr’s Lance Rasbridge, Andu Meharie, and Ann Jo...
04/09/2026

Wrapping up a successful first student research conference- great to have Dr’s Lance Rasbridge, Andu Meharie, and Ann Jordan back at UNT. Andu was the very FIRST graduate of our MA program, 25 years ago.

By student request, this year we brought back an old rivalry— faculty vs students kickball! It was a great game and the ...
04/03/2026

By student request, this year we brought back an old rivalry— faculty vs students kickball! It was a great game and the students really brought the heat. But in the end, the faculty team retained their status as all time kickball champs 🏆 👏💚 extra special thanks to Dean Bimper for joining the fun and showing how it’s done on the pitchers mound!

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1155 Union Circle, # 310409
Denton, TX
76203

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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(940)5652290

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