Departments
Linguistics and Philosophy
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Seven from MIT win 2020 Hertz Fellowships
Award recognizes scholars who pursue graduate studies focusing on “bold, risk-taking research.”
June 11, 2020 -
Infusing ethics into experiential learning
In a new undergraduate course, students explore the ethical dimensions of their experiences.
May 8, 2020 -
Professor Wayne O’Neil, linguist and advocate for linguistics in education, dies at 88
Longtime MIT professor and department head also participated in many efforts in support of peace and social justice.
May 1, 2020 -
Three from MIT awarded 2020 Guggenheim Fellowships
MIT professors Sabine Iatridou, Jonathan Gruber, and Rebecca Saxe have been selected to pursue their work “under the freest possible conditions.”
April 14, 2020 -
3 Questions: Marion Boulicault and Milo Phillips-Brown on ethics in a technical curriculum
Philosophers are part of a team working on transforming technology ethics education at MIT.
March 11, 2020 -
MIT senior Christine Soh integrates computer science and linguistics
Knowledge in both a technical and humanistic field prepares her to make new tools in computational linguistics.
March 5, 2020 -
Agustín Rayo wins 2020 PROSE Award
MIT philosophy professor's “On the Brink of Paradox” honored as one of the best books in professional and scholarly publishing.
March 4, 2020 -
Drawing daily doodles: Chalk of the Day brightens MIT
Chalk of the Day, an MIT student group, draws beautiful daily works of art on the chalk wall in Building 32.
February 10, 2020 -
Meet the 2019 tenured professors in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
SHASS faculty members Nikhil Agarwal, Sana Aiyar, Stephanie Frampton, Daniel Hidalgo, and Miriam Schoenfield were recently granted tenure.
October 22, 2019 -
Open access task force releases final recommendations
Report urges MIT community to openly share the products of its research and teaching.
October 17, 2019 -
Computing and artificial intelligence: Humanistic perspectives from MIT
How the humanities, arts, and social science fields can help shape the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing — and benefit from advanced computing.
September 24, 2019 -
In it together: Faculty mentors and graduate students
Professors Lienhard, Murcott, Olsen, and Rayo honored as Committed to Caring mentors.
April 22, 2019 -
Celebrating passionate teachers and enthusiastic learners
At this year's MacVicar Day symposium, faculty and students reflect on the challenges and joys of education in the 21st century.
March 29, 2019 -
3 Questions: What is linguistics?
MIT Professor David Pesetsky describes the science of language and how it sheds light on deep properties of the human mind.
March 27, 2019 -
Professor Emerita Catherine Chvany, Slavic scholar, dies at 91
Internationally renowned for her works in Slavic poetics and linguistics, Chvany also mentored several generations of scholars.
November 13, 2018 -
Professor Emeritus Sylvain Bromberger, philosopher of language and science, dies at 94
Bromberger played pivotal role in establishing MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy.
October 22, 2018 -
Effort to support postsecondary education in prison will be housed at MIT
A multi-university consortium will look to transform the lives of incarcerated people through education.
September 6, 2018 -
Celebrating great mentorship for graduate students
MIT’s Committed to Caring Award selects third slate of dedicated professors.
April 24, 2018 -
MIT rates No. 1 in 12 subjects in 2018 QS World University Rankings
MIT ranked within top 5 in 19 out of 48 subject areas.
February 28, 2018 -
Applying philosophy for a better democracy
In Justin Khoo’s new class, students explore how language affects censorship, dissent, truth, and propaganda.
February 9, 2018