About
Academics
Admissions
Student Life
Hunter College Schools
More Schools

Hunter Community: We are pleased to report that the Hunter email and Wi-Fi systems are now back in service. To access these Hunter systems, you will need to reset your NetID password. Please go to the Hunter website for instructions on how to reset your password. CUNYFirst, Blackboard, student email and Zoom continue to be available and DO NOT require a password change. We continue to work diligently to bring all other affected systems back online. Again, we apologize for this interruption in service. Please continue to check the website and maintain access to CUNY Alerts for additional updates. Thank you again for your ongoing patience.

Anthropology

Welcome

Anthropologists study people—our diversity, our cultural practices, our social and political relations, our evolutionary history and our changing environments over time.

Learn About the Department
people walking at sunset in Maluku Indonesia

Anthropology offers a unique perspective on topics from racism and inequality to biodiversity conservation, from climate change to the varied cultures of New York City.

anthropology students in lab

ACADEMICS

We offer a comprehensive major and several minors in specific areas of anthropology, and are home to the only public college MA program in anthropology in New York City. We teach students to understand contemporary global issues and how they reflect fundamental human concerns.

News

September 21, 2021
Fall 2021- ANTHP 101 Human Evolution Tutoring

The Department of Anthropology will be offering tutoring hours for the Fall 2021 semester.
December 31, 2020
Spring 2021- Tutoring ANTHP 105 and ANTHP 101

The Skirball Science Learning Center is offering tutoring for the Department of Anthropology during Spring 2021.
November 13, 2020
Fall 2020 Tutoring for ANTHP 105 and ANTHP 101

The Skirball Science Learning Center is offering tutoring for Fall 2020 courses.
Read All Department News

"With each class, I learned to see the world with a different lens. The study of human culture is an endlessly fascinating endeavor. My mentors and teachers made it all the more enjoyable and rewarding!"

Heba Shaaban, anthropology & biochemistry major and Macaulay Honors graduate '18

Faculty & Staff

Our faculty conduct research around the globe, in the field, the laboratory, and the library, using the methods of ethnography, evolutionary science, archaeology and critical cultural studies. Our active research projects invite student engagement.

walakpa dig