Said and Done for October 2014
Digest of the MIT humanities, arts, and social sciences features a Nobel Prize, a new professorship in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, three new SHASS websites, and more.
Center for International Studies
Juma receives Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize
Calestous Juma receives Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize
3 Questions: Calestous Juma on African development
MIT event spotlights new approaches to economic growth on the continent.
The history man
Nuclear security expert Francis Gavin brings a historical approach to the study of international politics.
3 Questions: John Tirman on the warming U.S.-Iran relationship
New book examines misunderstandings as two nations try to work out a permanent deal on nuclear weapons.
What’s next for Ukraine?
At MIT, experts discuss the long-term implications of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in Crimea.
How should we use our intelligence?
MIT event exposes fault lines among high-ranking former government officials on NSA’s data-gathering programs.
The unknowns surrounding Syria
At MIT, foreign-policy experts discuss the complications of another potential military intervention in the Middle East.
That ’70s show
In a new book, journalist and MIT fellow Christian Caryl recounts the epoch-shaping political, religious and economic upheavals launched in the year 1979.
China and Japan remain miles apart on uninhabited isles
At MIT event, diplomats and scholars reinforce high stakes, lack of progress on Asian territorial dispute.
MISTI to receive NAFSA 2013 Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award
Program honored for innovation in higher education