![“I was always very interested in current events and fascinated by what was happening in the world around me,” MIT historian Tanalís Padilla says. “My parents were very political. I considered myself quite a political being. … I think [living in] Mexico and the United States and seeing the contrast to be so great, especially in rural Mexico, made me aware [of politics] early on.”](/sites/default/files/styles/term_page__news_article/public/images/201601/MIT-Tanalis-Padilla_0.jpg?itok=yaccQLL2)
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MIT’s response to earthquake in Nepal
MIT supports recovery and learning following earthquake in Nepal.
MIT observes Constitution Day 2015
Today the Institute honors the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787.
Hundreds of MIT students explore fields at the 2015 TOUR de SHASS
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Anthropologist Manduhai Buyandelger wins the 2013 Levitan Prize in the Humanities
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The surprising story of Mongolian shamanism
MIT anthropologist finds that after Soviet domination, a rebirth of shamanism helped Mongolia rewrite its own history.
Dower granted major ‘lifetime achievement’ award in history
MIT professor recognized as ‘pre-eminent scholar’ in East Asian history.