Even lawyers don’t like legalese
A new study shows lawyers find simplified legal documents easier to understand, more appealing, and just as enforceable as traditional contracts.
A new study shows lawyers find simplified legal documents easier to understand, more appealing, and just as enforceable as traditional contracts.
Mechanical engineer and storyteller Hannah Gazdus integrates her love of art into all of her projects.
Joshua Bennett’s latest book chronicles how the spoken-word poetry movement took hold in America.
Edward Gibson and Eric Martinez are among this year's winners of the satiric prize, for explaining what makes legal documents so difficult to comprehend.
Students featured in public art exhibits in prominent locations throughout Boston.
PhD students discuss their participation in The Poetry of Science project and the importance of bringing the arts into science communication.
The move places all of MIT’s Institute-wide writing and communications instruction under one academic roof.
Twelve Graduate Admissions Bloggers provide sage advice for fellow students and others at MIT — and beyond.
MIT’s Alan Lightman co-authors the first title from MIT Kids Press, a new imprint from the MIT Press and Candlewick Press.
Both free resources are part of an update of the program's website.
Classicist Stephanie Frampton traverses disciplines to study how the content and form of writing interacted in the ancient world.
When we appreciate calligraphy works in class, we also analyze the life experiences and stories of each calligrapher’s unique style.
Five undergrads writing on immigrant, diaspora, bicultural, bilingual, and/or mixed-race experiences.
The award honors writing related to immigrant, diaspora, bicultural, bilingual, and/or mixed-race experiences.
Study uncovers language patterns that AI models link to factual and false articles; underscores need for further testing.