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anthropology

[an-thruh-pol-uh-jee] / ˌæn θrəˈpɒl ə dʒi /
NOUN
study of humans and their culture
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Facing a $160 million deficit, the University of Chicago paused admissions this year into more than a dozen Ph.D. programs, including anthropology, social work, social thought, Middle Eastern studies, Romance languages and visual arts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Before he spent nine seasons as a major-league outfielder, Venable majored in anthropology at Princeton, where he starred in baseball and basketball.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"There is real promise in using this approach," said Angela Soler, director of forensic anthropology in the city's medical examiner office.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The project is co-directed by W. Scott McGraw, professor and chair of anthropology at Ohio State and senior author of the study.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

"That's where my anthropology class is. It's probably my favorite."

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

They are anthropologies of populism, cautionary tales from history, blueprints for blunting revanchism’s appeal.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2016

The logical result of such a position is a radical moral relativism vis-à-vis various cultural anthropologies.

From New York Times ● May 29, 2011




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