From the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

The dean of the School of Arts and Sciences has forwarded a recommendation to rename the Anthropology Department to the Anthropology and Cultural Studies Department. The proposed name change reflects the department’s evolving interdisciplinary focus and its growing emphasis on cultural studies, global perspectives, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. The updated department name is intended to better represent the department’s academic offerings, faculty expertise, and commitment to the study of culture, language, identity, and human experience in local and global contexts. The name change is recommended to be effective July 1, 2026.