Topic
Social sciences
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Striking a balance on taxes
Research by PhD student Stefanie Stantcheva touches on taxation, student loans and education incentives.
May 22, 2013 -
Melissa Nobles: Taking full account of the past
MIT political science professor examines ways societies confront histories of racial and ethnic injustice
May 20, 2013 -
Anthropologist Graham Jones receives the 2013 Edgerton Award
For exceptional distinction in teaching and research
May 8, 2013 -
MIT and Haiti sign agreement to promote Kreyòl-language STEM education
Initiative designed to help Haitians gain technical education.
April 17, 2013 -
Burchard Scholars named for 2013
Honorees chosen for demonstrating outstanding abilities and academic excellence in humanities, arts or social sciences, as well as in science and engineering
March 20, 2013 -
Esther Duflo selected as a 2013 Dan David Prize laureate
Honored for research to alleviate poverty through disease prevention
March 7, 2013 -
Policy matters in the Middle East
PhD student Brian Haggerty's work becomes part of foreign policy debate on Syria
March 4, 2013 -
Q&A with MIT philosopher Sally Haslanger
What is ‘natural’ and what is ‘social’?
February 25, 2013 -
When opportunity meets preparation
Political science PhD student Laura Chirot examines industrial policy in late developing countries.
February 13, 2013 -
What’s the cost and financial value of college?
At MIT, experts say evidence shows the payoff from college education remains high.
February 8, 2013 -
MISTI Global Seed Funds 2012-13 winners announced
February 5, 2013 -
Duflo, Lander, Lewin to lead spring-semester MITx courses
EdX takes stock of last semester’s <i>MITx</i> courses; data will be used to improve education online and in the classroom.
January 31, 2013 -
Why some immigrants get citizenship
Study: Country of origin a 'massive disadvantage' for some immigrants, regardless of qualifications.
January 30, 2013 -
Preserving culture
MIT historian Lerna Ekmekcioglu explores how women preserve Armenian cultural identity.
January 22, 2013 -
Hard times in Chicago
MIT anthropologist’s new book recounts the painful aftermath when steel plants suddenly closed in the American heartland.
January 18, 2013 -
President Obama announces intent to appoint Esther Duflo to Global Development Council
MIT development economist nominated for presidential policy council.
January 3, 2013 -
American Philosophical Association honors Judith Jarvis Thomson
Bestows Quinn Prize for lifelong contributions to philosophy
December 20, 2012 -
Q&A: Associate Provost Philip Khoury on foreign policy in the Middle East
The Ford International Professor of History also talks about how an engineering school benefits the humanities and social science community.
December 20, 2012 -
Outsized influence
MIT Philosophy has extraordinary success placing PhD graduates in top tenure-track positions.
December 17, 2012 -
Historian Craig Wilder featured in new Ken Burns film
The head of the MIT History section served as a consultant on the director's latest documentary, “The Central Park Five.”
December 13, 2012