Women's and Gender Studies (WGS)

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

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Helen Elaine Lee and Emma Teng to head SHASS academic units

Dean Deborah Fitzgerald announces leadership appointments in Women's and Gender Studies and Global Studies and Languages.

May 29, 2015

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At MIT, food for thought

Symposium uses cuisine to explore immigration, identity, and politics.

February 11, 2015

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Women's and Gender Studies "Women-in-STEM Edit-a-thon" honors former MIT President Charles Vest

April 30, 2014

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Q&A with MIT philosopher Sally Haslanger

What is ‘natural’ and what is ‘social’?

February 25, 2013

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Preserving culture

MIT historian Lerna Ekmekcioglu explores how women preserve Armenian cultural identity.

January 22, 2013

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