Departments
Linguistics and Philosophy
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Scene at MIT: Reflections on Stata
June 29, 2016 -
Why children confuse simple words
Study: Kids have “and/or” problem despite sophisticated reasoning.
May 23, 2016 -
Seven from MIT elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2016
Prestigious honor society announces 213 new members this year.
April 21, 2016 -
QS World University Rankings rates MIT No. 1 in 12 subjects for 2016
MIT ranked within the top 5 globally for 19 of 42 subject areas.
April 8, 2016 -
Code of the humans
New book by Noam Chomsky and Robert Berwick explores how people acquired unique language skills.
March 1, 2016 -
Philosopher Agustín Rayo named associate dean of MIT-SHASS
MIT's "mathy philosopher" makes mind-blowing ideas accessible.
February 16, 2016 -
Ten MIT-SHASS Research Fund recipients announced for 2016
January 25, 2016 -
Mind, hand, heart — and chalk
A daily art project conceived by MIT student Benjamin Chan welcomes students, faculty, staff, and visitors to the Stata Center.
January 13, 2016 -
Senior Alyssa Napier dedicates herself to improving MIT
Chemistry major works to address social justice issues.
December 1, 2015 -
Good thinking
MIT philosopher Kieran Setiya analyzes the sources of moral action.
November 13, 2015 -
Haitian educators and MIT faculty develop Kreyòl-based teaching tools
Project led by linguist Michel DeGraff is revolutionizing education in Haiti, and serving as a model for similar projects around the world.
October 7, 2015 -
Innovative humanities MOOC, “Visualizing Japan,” nominated for the Japan Prize
In a Q&A, course co-founder Professor Shigeru Miyagawa discusses his unique online course and its impact on digital education.
September 25, 2015 -
QS ranks MIT the world's top university for 2015-16
Ranked No. 1 for the fourth straight year, the Institute also places first in 11 of 36 disciplines.
September 17, 2015 -
Hundreds of MIT students explore fields at the 2015 TOUR de SHASS
Academic expo connects students with MIT-SHASS faculty and courses.
September 16, 2015 -
Sabine Iatridou and Kai von Fintel named fellows of the Linguistics Society of America
Fellowship marks the highest honor in the field of linguistics.
August 27, 2015 -
MIT Technology Review announces seven innovators over 70
Professors emeritus Sidney Yip and Judith Jarvis Thomson honored for their continued innovations.
August 26, 2015 -
3 Questions: Michel DeGraff on Haiti’s new policy for teaching in Kreyòl
MIT scholar, and advocate of native-language instruction, backs linguistic change.
July 20, 2015 -
Philosophy in an inclusive key
MIT graduate students organize summer institute to increase diversity in philosophy field.
June 24, 2015 -
Donca Steriade: Searching for the building blocks of language
The most comprehensive survey of rhyme ever made reveals a new possibility for one of the essential units of language.
May 1, 2015 -
Eight faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Among 197 elected this year to the prestigious honorary society.
April 22, 2015