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On the left, former anthropology students Geneva Faraci ‘16, Theodora Weatherby 16, Courtney Leo 16, Macy OHearn 13 and Allison Carter 13 met with paleo-artist John Gurche. On the right, OHearn participated in the excavation of Myers Farm in King Ferry, New York, as an undergraduate anthropology student in 2013.

Commentary: Anthropology alumni respond to the proposed dissolution of the department

By Department of Anthropology Alumni February 16, 2021
The college’s proposed layoff and program cuts were released, and faculty were informed that the Department of Anthropology would be dissolved. 
Sophomores Walt Martzen and Rianna Larkin listen intently to another IC Mixed member Feb. 22 in Friends Hall as they share personal stories of their multiracial backgrounds.

Student group IC Mixed discusses mixed-race experiences

By Ashae Forsythe, Staff Writer April 4, 2017
Watkins’ eyes burn with passion when he goes into detail about the complexities he’s experienced as someone who identifies as multiracial.
David Turkon, associate professor and chair of the anthropology department, first flew to South Africa in 1987.

Ithaca College anthropology professor researches in Africa

By Taylor Zambrano, Staff Writer February 18, 2015
"It was mysterious and dark, the heart of darkness,” David Turkon, associate professor and chair of the anthropology department, said. “I didn’t know what I was going into, but I knew I was going to a place called Africa.”
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