Brian Richmond becomes Anthropology Department chair

Associate Professor Brian G. Richmond is the new chair of the Anthropology Department, replacing Catherine {"Kitty") Allen, who will serve as deputy chair through the fall. Brian, who came here from the University of Illinois in 2002, teaches courses in human evolution, functional anatomy, and analytical methods. He stepped into the chairship after another busy field season hunting fossils in Kenya.

For more on Dr. Richmond, visit http://www.gwu.edu/~anth/who/richmond.cfm