Medical anthropology
Erica Caple James investigates how behavior, culture, and structural inequalities impact health.
MISTI welcomes new faculty directors
Patrick Jaillet is named faculty director of MIT-France; Paulo Lozano is named faculty director of MIT-Mexico.
Philosophy in an inclusive key
MIT graduate students organize summer institute to increase diversity in philosophy field.
Grant to MIT's Poverty Action Lab increases focus on working with governments
Support from Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives seeks to improve policymaking in the fight against poverty.
Serenella Sferza honored with SHASS Infinite Mile Award
MIT-Italy Program co-director and MISTI Global Teaching Labs founder receives Great Ideas award from SHASS Dean Deborah Fitzgerald.
Five MIT students win MISTI Excellence Awards
Flagship international education program salutes emerging global citizens.
Education is focus of Lemann gift to MIT
New partnership will support high-impact initiatives aimed at improving public education in Brazil.
The Council for the Arts at MIT announces new leadership roles
Rick Stone ’76 will serve as chair, Karen Arenson ’70 as vice chair
Hugh Hampton Young Fellowship celebrates 50 years
New cohort of fellows to carry on humanitarian tradition at MIT.
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.
How can one tree tell the story of climate change?
With help from a single red oak, five MIT Knight Science Journalism colleagues explore storytelling as a way to convey the impacts of a changing climate.
Students launch MIT INSPIRE competition
MIT hosts the first national high school-age competition for research projects in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.
Mark R. Epstein ’63 endows directorship of MIT Museum
Museum's first endowed position will be held by John Durant, its incumbent director.