Exploring culture, identity, and the arts to enhance undergraduate education
A unique workshop lets students examine their personal histories as a way to even the playing field between mentors and mentees.
Scene at MIT: Ruth Anderson, pioneer of mathematics and computing
A brief history of one member of MIT’s famed Radiation Laboratory.
3 Questions: Richard Samuels on Japan’s 3.11 triple disaster and its impact 10 years later
Within minutes, the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown on March 11, 2011, brought an unprecedented wave of death, displacement, and destruction to Japan.
Exploring generations of influence between South Asia and MIT
Oral history project allows MIT students to dig deep into the longstanding connection between the Institute and South Asia.
Researchers virtually open and read sealed historic letters
History unfolds as an interdisciplinary research team uses computational tools to examine the contents of “locked” letters.
Minor planet discovered by Lincoln Laboratory named for noted Holocaust survivor Liliana Segre
International Astronomical Union grants request to name minor planet discovered by the LINEAR program in honor of the Italian senator for life for her efforts to combat intolerance.
Giving the people what they want?
Political scientist Devin Caughey studies how public opinion influences American politics.
Developing a picture of France
Catherine Clark uses visual imagery to delve into French history, culture, and society.
What must the US do to sustain its democracy?
MIT scholars discuss what is needed for the country to support its longstanding form of government.
Case studies show climate variation linked to rise and fall of medieval nomadic empires
Recent virtual lecture explores how paleoclimatology provides important context for examining the activities of past human societies.
If these walls could talk
Doctoral student ElDante Winston explores the difference between history and memory in Renaissance architecture.
Expressing our immigration stories
The MIT Asian American Initiative designed and produced a digital zine highlighting MIT community members’ histories and heritage.
Mary Frances Wagley, dedicated educator and the first woman to join the MIT Corporation, dies at 93
One of few female students in the 1940s, Wagley was also the Alumni Association’s first female president.
Activist and scholar Angela Davis addresses racism in MIT webcast
Davis, in conversation with Senior Associate Dean Blanche Staton, fields questions from the MIT community about the current moment of racial reckoning.
Democracy in distress?
Experts analyze a global trend: democratic governments that collapse from within while maintaining a veneer of legitimacy.