Baylor Anthropology Department

10/29/2026

⏰ New Paper 📢

Work by Baylor's own .bsky.social used "Photovoice" photographic storytelling to explore people's lived experiences of water insecurity and infrastructural neglect in Illinois. Participant's photographs provide a powerful narrative.

10/27/2026

Food insecurity and hunger are critical issues facing many people around the world today. But what causes them and how can we can we alleviate hunger while ensuring people retain sovereignty over their food systems. Join our Spring 2027 course, Advanced World Food Problems, to learn more.

10/26/2026

Interested in the Baylor Anth Grad program? Over the next two weeks we'll be introducing our faculty, starting with Dr Shaver and Dr Cook. Follow the QR codes to learn more!

10/22/2026

Baylor Anthropology is recruiting graduate students for fall 2027 entry. We have generous stipends, extraordinary lab facilities, a beautiful campus and a lot of exciting research opportunities. Over the next two weeks we will be sharing details of our world class faculty and their specialisms.

10/12/2026

Come along this Friday for the Annual Anthropology department Goat roast in the Marrs McLean Science Building. Food, feast and fellowship. All welcome. The Greatest Goat Roast of All Time!

08/21/2026

Baylor graduation was last weekend, and we are so proud of our new anthropology graduates. They're a credit to our department, and we know they are going to go out there and achieve great things.

07/17/2026

The Department of Anthropology at Baylor University seeks a permanent full-time lecturer (non-tenure track) to teach four courses per fall/spring semesters in a thriving forensic science minor effective August 1, 2027. (January 1, 2027, start date is preferred). The ideal candidate will contribute to multiple courses in the current curriculum (see Forensic Science Minor | Baylor University Academic Catalog), serve as an advisor to the student forensic society, and mentor undergraduate students on research projects who have interests in forensic science. This appointment is a renewable 9-month full-time, benefits-eligible, teaching-focused position with a 6-year promotion path to Senior Lecturer for successful candidates and a 12-year promotion path to Teaching Professor for highly successful candidates (see: Policy on Full-Time Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, and Teaching Professors at Baylor University). Full description and application instructions can be found here:

04/27/2026

When we think about egalitarian societies like the Hadza we imagine extreme generosity in food sharing.

But our newest faculty member, Duncan Stibbard Hawkes, has found that while people are often generous, "taking" is sometimes more important than "giving".

Hunter-Gatherer ‘Egalitarianism’ Is More Complicated Than We Thought Baylor anthropologist finds that equality among hunter-gatherers is often maintained through social pressure, not altruism by Shelby Cefaratti-Bertin, Media & Public Relations April 27, 2026 A Hadza man walks through the bush p...

04/23/2026

Murder most foul, strange and unnatural!!

If that got your attention, you may be interested in taking our summer course, where Baylors one and only Fran Rivera will provide an in-depth study into the practices and principles of death investigation and autopsy protocols from medical, scientific, and legal perspectives.

Contact Fran Rivera ([email protected]) for inquiries.

04/17/2026

Baylor anthropology was very proud to have Fran Rivera represent our department at the Baylor Academic Honors Convocation on behalf of two of our students - Morgan Dillard and Riley Brown.