Department Chair Professor Joe Rife elected a member of German Archaeological Institute

Jan. 21, 2026—We are pleased to announce that Prof. Joe Rife has been elected a Corresponding Member of the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, the research institution under Germany’s Federal Foreign Office with several branches located globally. The position is a rare honor bestowed on select foreign scholars. In Joe’s case the membership recognizes his ongoing and emerging collaborations with the Universities of...

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Principal Senior Lecturer Chiara Sulprizio awarded inaugural award from the Archaeological Institute of America’s Outreach & Education Committee

Jan. 14, 2026—The department is delighted to share that Chiara Sulprizio is the recipient of the inaugural Silver Public Engagement Award for the 2024-25 academic year from the Archaeological Institute of America’s Outreach & Education Committee. This award recognizes the broad and important range of outreach conducted by AIA members, which benefits a range of non-specialist audiences including...

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