New professors join anthropology, economics, history, linguistics, music and theater arts, and philosophy departments, as well as the Program in Science, Technology, and Society.
MIT historian Tristan Brown describes how China’s feng shui legacy can help with confronting today’s climate challenges.
Kate Brown, MIT professor of history, discusses how ordinary people taking action in their communities can offer hope for the future.
By blending mechanical engineering, creative writing, and history studies, senior Amber Velez is discovering new ways of addressing climate change.
The trailblazing MIT Sloan professor identified keys to successful technology-based business, helping generations of MIT students and faculty to start firms.
The awards offer opportunities to expand research into unique areas of scholarship.
Historian Tristan Brown’s new book tells the overlooked story of an ancient Chinese concept and its role in shaping the country’s law.
MIT’s Malick Ghachem extends the “Dialogues across Differences” lecture series with a talk about the past and present of university politics.
A recent forum was the first in a series planned at MIT this year, part of an initiative meant to encourage the open exchange of ideas.
Faculty members granted tenure in economics; history; literature; music; philosophy; political science; and science, technology, and society.
Professor Lerna Ekmekcioglu investigates marginalized women and potential empowerment.
Associate Professor Megan Black’s research digs into mining, power, and environmental politics in the US.
Inaugural Fast Forward Faculty Fund grants aim to spur new work on climate change and deepen collaboration at MIT.
Richard Ovenden, Bodley’s Librarian at the University of Oxford, inaugurates a new campus series on academic freedom and expression.
The HASTS PhD candidate describes his new book, “Sordidez,” a science fiction novella on rebuilding, healing, and indigeneity following civil war and climate disaster.