Reflections on teaching with eHRAF
“I must admit that through my college career so far, this was the most enjoyable topic to research! Thank you for the opportunity and teaching us how to use eHRAF. I will be using this database for…
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HRAF Global Scholarship Feature: University of Caldas, Colombia
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University is pleased to feature one of our institutional winners of the HRAF Global Scholarship. Founded in 1943, the University of Caldas (Universidad de Caldas) is a…
HRAF interview with Janice Hartgrove-Freile
HRAF had the pleasure of interviewing an innovative and extraordinarily dedicated community college faculty member who is a strong advocate for teaching with eHRAF. Janice Hartgrove-Freile is a Professor of Psychology at Lone Star College-North…
Society for Anthropological Sciences annual award named for Dr. Carol Ember, President of HRAF at Yale University
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University is pleased to announce that the Society for Anthropological Sciences (SAS) has named their annual book prize after Dr. Carol R. Ember, President of HRAF. SAS is…
Teaching eHRAF: In-Class Activities for online learning
This is the second in a series of posts from HRAF aimed at assisting instructors in transitioning to online teaching since the COVID-19 pandemic, a global event that has resulted in temporary university closures due…
New anthropology and archaeology assignments in Teaching eHRAF
Teaching eHRAF is our open access collection of 57 teaching exercises and sample syllabi for classroom use that include questions and class assignments based on eHRAF World Cultures or eHRAF Archaeology. These activities encourage the…
HRAF 2019 in Review & 2020 Preview
Welcome to 2020! It’s time for our annual News & Notes recap and preview. This post will summarize our highlights from the previous year, as well as what you can expect to see from HRAF…
Human Sociality and Cooperative Behavior: A Cross-Cultural Approach
This week, we have a guest contributor to eHRAF Highlights: HRAF Research Anthropologist Ian Skoggard, who shares some thoughts and findings on human cooperation. Cooperation has deep evolutionary roots. Bees do it, ants do it,…
Donate to the HRAF Global Scholarship
In keeping with our mission of promoting cultural diversity, the HRAF Global Scholarship has attracted candidates from around the world. As one of our top funding priorities, the scholarship provides institutions and individuals in low-income…
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2019 HRAF Internship in Honor of Melvin Ember [CLOSED]
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) at Yale University is pleased to announce a one-year internship in Melvin Ember’s name. Melvin Ember was President of HRAF from 1987 until his death in 2009. The intent…