3 Questions: Maria Zuber on guidance for foreign nationals following recent Homeland Security memo
Vice president for research clarifies the memo’s intention and provides guidance.
Angelika Amon and Dina Katabi named Carnegie Corporation “Great Immigrants”
MIT biologist and electrical engineer are two of 38 naturalized U.S. citizens honored for contributions to American society.
Public opinion study in Europe shows drop in anti-immigration sentiment, among other changes
Surveys spanning recent decades also reveal geographic differences and gender gap in economic views.
At MIT, Thomas Piketty calls for policies and collaborations to reduce income inequality
French economist was a keynote speaker at the 2018 World Economic History Congress.
Mens et Manus America panelists analyze U.S. immigration policy
Experts cite immigration as engine of U.S. success, lament human damage done by current policies, and see signs of hope.
MIT joins court brief in support of “Dreamers”
Legal filing is part of larger set of Institute actions to aid DACA students.
President Reif writes to support preservation of DACA
In Boston Globe op-ed, MIT president calls on White House and Congress to protect “Dreamers.”
Jessica Myers: Liberté, Égalité, Sécurité
A novel thesis in the form of a podcast gives voice to issues of security and identity in New York and Paris.
3 Questions: Justin Steil on the Trump administration travel ban
Assistant professor of urban studies and planning argues immigration is good for the U.S. and that President Trump's executive order threatens national security.
Endowing cells with new abilities
PhD student Fahim Farzadfard engineers cells to record “memories” of past events.
3 Questions: How political science contributes to national policies on immigration and military conflict
Political theorist John Tirman discusses immigration and identity, and measuring the true costs of war.