SHASS faculty members Nikhil Agarwal, Sana Aiyar, Stephanie Frampton, Daniel Hidalgo, and Miriam Schoenfield were recently granted tenure.
October 22, 2019How the humanities, arts, and social science fields can help shape the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing — and benefit from advanced computing.
September 24, 2019Among the program's offerings, the Digital Humanities Lab applies computational tools to humanistic research — and builds a community fluent in both languages.
April 17, 2019Faculty representing all five MIT schools offer views on the ethical and societal implications of new technologies.
March 18, 2019Junior Ivy Li, a literature and physics major, adapts a legendary work and innovates in an enduring literary tradition.
March 7, 2019Stephanie Frampton’s new book explores the written word in the Roman world.
January 8, 2019Longtime executive editor for art and architecture at the MIT Press discusses his experiences in the publishing world.
December 12, 2018An artificial intelligence-powered laugh track amuses and unsettles in interactive installations by Jonny Sun.
December 5, 2018Worldwide honors for 2019 span three MIT schools.
November 15, 2018Internationally renowned for her works in Slavic poetics and linguistics, Chvany also mentored several generations of scholars.
November 13, 2018At MIT event, “Pachinko” author talks about literature as a way of understanding outsiders in modern culture.
November 1, 2018Ryan Robinson '17 launched his startup with skills from both the humanities and engineering.
April 19, 2018Eugenie Brinkema studies the aesthetics and ethics of horror films.
March 28, 2018Brian Ducharme reads to students at Morse Elementary and hands out copies of Malcolm Mitchell’s book “The Magician’s Hat.”
February 9, 2018Schools of Architecture and Planning; Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, and several centers are home to the arts and humanities at MIT.
September 18, 2017An MIT humanities and literature faculty member for 36 years, Gurney was known as an outstanding teacher and inspiring mentor.
July 12, 2017Literature professor Marah Gubar studies the creative powers of kids.
July 26, 2016Senior Cara Lai cites MIT Literature studies as key to her preparation for medical practice.
June 1, 2016Shah named head of house after serving as Sidney Pacific associate housemaster; Alexandre joins East Campus as associate head of house.
May 26, 2016