Topic
Humanities
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2015 TOUR de SHASS takes place September 10
Students meet faculty and explore options in MIT's humanities, arts, social science fields.
August 25, 2015 -
MIT chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society inducts 80 new members
Seniors combine the very best of humanities and science scholarship.
August 5, 2015 -
Medical anthropology
Erica Caple James investigates how behavior, culture, and structural inequalities impact health.
June 26, 2015 -
Philosophy in an inclusive key
MIT graduate students organize summer institute to increase diversity in philosophy field.
June 24, 2015 -
Students launch MIT INSPIRE competition
MIT hosts the first national high school-age competition for research projects in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.
May 27, 2015 -
Melissa Nobles named dean of SHASS
Political scientist and department head to lead School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
May 21, 2015 -
Patricia Gercik returns to MIT to discuss her latest novel
Former MISTI associate director and MIT-Japan director will visit MISTI to discuss her new novel, "The Outsider."
May 1, 2015 -
Physicist and novelist Alan Lightman looks back on a decade of science on stage
April 28, 2015 -
Collaboration 101
MacVicar Day examines MIT’s unique partnership with Singapore University of Technology and Design.
March 31, 2015 -
MIT SHASS launches the Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship
Three outstanding PhD students have been invited to study at MIT for the fellowship's inaugural year.
February 17, 2015 -
When logic meets rhetoric
Edward Schiappa has studied reason and rhetoric from ancient Greece to “Will & Grace.”
February 3, 2015 -
Decoding the meaning of language
Linguist Kai von Fintel engages in research at the intersection of science and the humanities.
January 30, 2015 -
Does time pass?
Philosopher Brad Skow’s new book says it does — but not in the way you may think.
January 28, 2015 -
Alumni gift to SHASS establishes Cynthia L. Reed Chair in French Studies and Language
Associate Professor Bruno Perreau will be first to occupy the new chair, which will have a profound impact on French studies at MIT.
January 21, 2015 -
SHASS names 35 exceptional MIT students as Burchard Scholars for 2015
Award honors sophomores and juniors who demonstrate academic excellence in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, as well as in science and engineering.
December 22, 2014 -
By any media necessary
By studying immigrants, book provides a new view on social media and political movements.
November 25, 2014 -
3 Questions: Stefan Helmreich on wave science
MIT anthropologist of science explores how scientific “things” emerge.
November 21, 2014 -
Fitzgerald to step down as dean of SHASS
After nine years, dean will return to her position as a professor of the history of technology.
November 20, 2014 -
MIT Global Health and Medical Humanities Initiative launches
Inaugural event, “Examining Ebola,” probes the current global public health emergency from multiple disciplinary perspectives.
November 19, 2014 -
Historian David Mindell named 2015 AAIA Associate Fellow
October 22, 2014