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Welcome to the Department of Sociology & Anthropology


The Department of Sociology and Anthropology welcomes you. We are committed to excellent teaching and research on social and cultural issues that shape the U.S.-Mexico borderlands and elsewhere, past and present. We are proud of the accomplishments of our students, and we are committed to work to apply social science to the goals of the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez region and its people. On our pages, you will find information about our active, engaging BA degrees and minors in anthropology and sociology, and our excellent border, environment and health-oriented MA degree in sociology. Please look through our website and feel free to contact us.

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The University of Texas at El Paso's Ligia Arguilez, a doctoral student in Borderlands History, earned a $43,000 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Competition Fellowship. She hoped that it would bring national attention to the quality of work done in UTEP's College of Liberal Arts. Photo: Laura Trejo / UTEP Marketing and Communications

Prestigious Dissertation Fellowship Validates Doctoral Candidate’s Borderlands History Research

As a youngster growing up in El Paso, Ligia Arguilez saw how her mother would harvest the plentiful creosote bush for medicinal purposes. Her research into the historical significance of that plant earned her a prestigious honor usually awarded to peers from Ivy League institutions.

The University of Texas at El Paso has named Anadeli Bencomo, Ph.D., to serve as the next dean of the College of Liberal Arts effective June 1, 2022. She comes to UTEP from the University of Houston (UH), where she served as a professor of Latin American literature and cultural studies and held several administrative posts. Photo: Courtesy

UTEP Names Bencomo as Dean for College of Liberal Arts

New dean, scholar of Latin American literature, brings a commitment to enrich the college experience of UTEP students

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The University of Texas at El Paso
Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Old Main Bldg. Room 108
500 W University
El Paso, Texas 79968

E: soci@utep.edu
P: (915) 747-5740
F: (915) 747-5505