Iyshia Lowman’s Homestead Beach report published by the National Park Service

Congratulations to USF graduate student, Iyshia Lowman, for her recently published report by the National Park Service entitled, Jim Crow at the Beach: An Oral and Archival History of the Segregated Past at Homestead Bayfront Park. Charles Lawson, NPS Cultural Resource Manager, Biscayne National Park, Florida, who funded the study…

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Society of Black Archaeologists Oral History Project features Dr. Antoinette Jackson

In February, Dr. Antoinette Jackson sat down with the Society of Black Archaeologists to discuss her life, career, and research.  In two interviews, Dr. Jackson speaks about her early influences, her career change from Business to Anthropology, her experiences as a graduate student, her new book and her current research…

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Heritage Lab Supports Student Veterans

Kiersten Downs will bike cross-country this summer to support student veterans and the USF chapter of the Student Veterans Association to raise awareness about and support veterans who are transitioning into campus life.  Kiersten, a PhD student in Applied Anthropology, president of the University of South Florida chapter of Student Veterans…

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