Burchard Scholars named for 2013
Honorees chosen for demonstrating outstanding abilities and academic excellence in humanities, arts or social sciences, as well as in science and engineering
Esther Duflo selected as a 2013 Dan David Prize laureate
Honored for research to alleviate poverty through disease prevention
Policy matters in the Middle East
PhD student Brian Haggerty's work becomes part of foreign policy debate on Syria
When opportunity meets preparation
Political science PhD student Laura Chirot examines industrial policy in late developing countries.
What’s the cost and financial value of college?
At MIT, experts say evidence shows the payoff from college education remains high.
Duflo, Lander, Lewin to lead spring-semester MITx courses
EdX takes stock of last semester’s MITx courses; data will be used to improve education online and in the classroom.
Why some immigrants get citizenship
Study: Country of origin a 'massive disadvantage' for some immigrants, regardless of qualifications.
Preserving culture
MIT historian Lerna Ekmekcioglu explores how women preserve Armenian cultural identity.
Hard times in Chicago
MIT anthropologist’s new book recounts the painful aftermath when steel plants suddenly closed in the American heartland.
President Obama announces intent to appoint Esther Duflo to Global Development Council
MIT development economist nominated for presidential policy council.
American Philosophical Association honors Judith Jarvis Thomson
Bestows Quinn Prize for lifelong contributions to philosophy
Q&A: Associate Provost Philip Khoury on foreign policy in the Middle East
The Ford International Professor of History also talks about how an engineering school benefits the humanities and social science community.
Outsized influence
MIT Philosophy has extraordinary success placing PhD graduates in top tenure-track positions.