SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: History, Tragedy, and Renewal

Undergraduate students are invited to spend the September 2026 term at Wat Damnat, a tranquil, historically significant Buddhist monastery that houses the campus of the Center for Khmer Studies (CKS) in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Over the course of three intensive weeks, Professor Alan Kolata will take students outside the classroom on excursions to explore archaeological, historical, and environmental sites and landscapes that shaped the course of Khmer civilization.

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Learn more about Anthropology’s 2025-26 Teaching Fellows. Jiyea Hong is a scholar of media, environment, and ethnic politics in contemporary China. Myungji Lee is a sociocultural anthropologist from Seoul whose research explores the intersection of religion, politics, and gender in contemporary Türkiye/Turkey. Hanna Pickwell is a sociocultural anthropologist whose work investigates consumption, value(s), ethics, affect, and environmental sensibilities in urban China. Shubham Shivang is an anthropologist and a media scholar of contemporary South Asia.

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New research led by Madeleine McLeester, PhD'17 (Anthropology) and published in Science, found that an area in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is the most complete ancient agricultural location in the eastern United States. Read about this discovery in the New York Times.