Fostering MIT’s Japan connection
MISTI Japan managing director Christine Pilcavage supports students and faculty interested in exploring the country’s rich cultural traditions and heritage with a STEM flair.
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Global Studies and Languages
Changing the conversation in health care
The Language/AI Incubator, an MIT Human Insight Collaborative project, is investigating how AI can improve communications among patients and practitioners.
Enhancing the future of teaching and learning at MIT
The MIT Festival of Learning sparked discussions on better integrating a sense of purpose and social responsibility into hands-on education.
Five from MIT named 2025 Gates Cambridge Scholars
Markey Freudenburg-Puricelli; Christina Kim ’24; Abigail Schipper ’24; Sera Tolgay MCP ’18, SM ’18; and Rachel Zhang ’21 will pursue graduate studies at Cambridge University in the U.K.
Global Languages program empowers student ambassadors
The Student Ambassadors program offers MIT undergraduates from across language areas opportunities to share their voices, passion, and commitment with the community.
Eleven from MIT awarded 2024 Fulbright fellowships
The Fulbright US Student Program funds research, study, and teaching opportunities abroad.
MIT faculty, instructors, students experiment with generative AI in teaching and learning
At MIT’s Festival of Learning 2024, panelists stressed the importance of developing critical thinking skills while leveraging technologies like generative AI.
Investigating and preserving Quechua
MIT students studied the Indigenous language during a new Independent Activities Period course to gain exposure and understand the language’s cultural and practical value.
3 Questions: Why study theater in a German language class?
Using theatrical expressions of real-life situations, Emily Goodling's students study Germany's artistic response to global events.
Projects investigating Swahili, global media win SHASS Humanities Awards
The awards offer opportunities to expand research into unique areas of scholarship.
Celebrating diversity and cultural connections
At a “Heritage Meets Heritage” event, MIT students enjoy conversations, trivia, and delicacies from around the world.
In new French class, MIT students serve as jury members of US Goncourt Prize
MIT French+ Initiative named Center of Excellence in French Studies.
Arina Khotimsky ’23 awarded 2023 Michel David-Weill Scholarship
The award will support a master’s degree in international relations, the next step in Khotimsky’s planned career in international energy negotiations or policy.
Q&A: How studying Portuguese helps to look at life through a different lens
Aeronautics and astronautics major Theo St. Francis describes his studies of Portuguese and travels to Brazil.
Six MIT SHASS educators receive 2023 Levitan Teaching Awards
The awards honor outstanding success in teaching undergraduate and graduate students.