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The Anthropology Museum houses over 150,000 osteological, archaeological, and ethnographic specimens and objects. The ethnographic collection has regional strengths in Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and the plains and southwest regions of North America. Ethnographic specimens from Africa, Mesoamerica, and South America are also represented. The osteological collection, which numbers over 50,000 specimens, concentrates on examples of non-human primates, human specimens illustrating both normal and abnormal development, and paleontological casts.
The museum also maintains a large archaeological research collection of artifacts from Illinois and the surrounding states. The museum serves university students through museum course work and hands-on experience with all phases of museum work. It also serves the public through an active in-house and outreach educational program.The museum facilities include an exhibit area open to the public on a regular basis, artifact storage areas, a complete workshop, and an exhibit graphics laboratory.
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies is internationally known for its outstanding research and instructional program dealing with the study of Southeast Asia, including language training in Thai, Burmese, Tagalog, and Indonesian. The CSEAS is also supported by the Donn V. Hart Southeast Asian Collection in the University Library and the Center for Burma Studies at NIU. Four NIU anthropologists (Professors Ledgerwood, Molnar, Provencher, and Russell) are core associates of the center, and two (Professor Montague and Professor Kolb) are honorary associates.The presence of the center, which stimulates and facilitates research in Southeast Asia, has become one of the strengths of NIU's anthropology program.FLAS (Foreign Language Area Studies) scholarships administered by the center are available to anthropology graduate students with interests in Southeast Asia.
For further information contact the:
Director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois 60115.
Telephone: [815] 753-1771
The Center for Latino and Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary research and teaching unit that offers a variety of opportunities for students, faculty, and the community to broaden their knowledge and understanding of Latinos in the United States and Latin American societies and cultures. The center organizes public lectures, seminars, poetry readings, conferences, and concerts for the campus community. For example, recent performances by Los Folkloristas, Mexico's internationally known musicians, and Tlen-Huicani from Veracruz, attracted large audiences. Scholarship and teaching is encouraged through research and travel grants for university faculty and graduate students who specialize in Latino and Latin studies. This financial support from the center has contributed to books and articles, as well as conference papers and theses.
Undergraduate and graduate students have received assistance from the center to present papers at regional conferences for Latino/Chicano studies on their own research and leadership activities.
The center's newsletter Encuentros reaches a wide national readership with articles written by faculty associates and highlights of visiting lectures and events. The presence of the center reinforces the Department of Anthropology's strong connection to Latin America and helps to foster research that deals with Latino or Latin American issues. Anthropologists who are faculty associates of this center are Professors Brown and Creamer.
For further information contact the:
Center for Latino and Latin American Studies
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois 60115
Telephone: [815] 753-1531
The Department of Anthropology has traditionally maintained strong ties to the Women's Studies Program at NIU. Professor Ledgerwood regularly teaches in the program.
For further information contact the:
Women's Studies Program
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois 60115
Telephone: [815] 753-1038