News for Undergraduate Students

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Summer 2025 news for anthropology undergraduate students

Featuring news, reminders, and updates for students enrolled in UTM Anthropology programs. We update this page regularly in the Fall and Winter terms, so check back for new information. Please note it's possible that dates may change after we publish opportunities on this page. Questions about this page may be directed to communications.utmanthro@utoronto.ca

Events


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ANT405H5 Walls to Bridges course in Winter 2026

This seminar explores confinement, institutions, and incarceration from a broad anthropological perspective. Bioarchaeological, archaeological, and ethnographic research on institutions (e.g., asylums, poorhouses, prisons) will be critically examined. The goal of the course is to provide students with a complex understanding of institutionalization through time and how health vulnerabilities are created and recreated.

Extended application deadline: July 18, 2025

ANT405H5 details and application

 


ANT368 Fall 2025

ANT368H5 trip to Oxford and London, England in Fall 2025

Join UTM Abroad for a virtual information session on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 12 noon. Register for the online information session.

We partner with the UTM International Education Centre (IEC) to offer this exciting international learning opportunity for Anthropology students. Embark on an unforgettable journey through the distinctive landscapes of England alongside your classmates and Professor Stephen Scharper. Details on the trip, funding opportunities, and the application form are all available on the IEC website!

Extended application deadline: July 13, 2025

ANT368H5 Fall 2025 Reading Week Trip


Reminders


News from your professors

Sarah Hazell, Alicia Hawkins and partners from Sagamok Anishnawbek, Ojibwe Cultural Foundation receive Ontario Heritage Award (May 6, 2025)

Stephen Scharper's opinion piece "Pope Francis was a force for conservation in life but his after-life decision is just as impressive" appears in the Toronto Star (April 24, 2025)

Stephen Scharper's opinion piece "Attacks on academic freedom prompted U.S. scholars to flee the U.S. and come to Toronto" appears in the Toronto Star (April 9, 2025)

David Samson appeared on CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks: Lousy sleep? It’s quality, not quantity that may be your problem (March 14, 2025)


Featured career resource: How can linguistic anthropology help you work with AI?

"AI is not especially equitable or accessible; anthropology can help it do better." Read the blog post on the Anthropology Career Readiness Network World of Work site.


summer learning is for everybody over human skull

Are you looking for a summer course at UTM? 

The Department of Anthropology is offering a variety of science and social science courses in Summer 2025, both in person and online! 

UTM Anthropology Summer 2025 courses