New professors join anthropology, economics, history, linguistics, music and theater arts, and philosophy departments, as well as the Program in Science, Technology, and Society.
Philosophy doctoral student Abe Mathew is both studying philosophy and questioning some of its deeply-held ideas.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences appoints new heads across multiple academic units.
The Fulbright US Student Program funds research, study, and teaching opportunities abroad.
Undergraduates Ben Lou, Srinath Mahankali, and Kenta Suzuki, whose research explores math and physics, are honored for their academic excellence.
The Institute also ranks second in five subject areas.
Study finds language-processing difficulties are an indicator — in addition to memory loss — of amnestic mild cognitive impairment.
MIT students studied the Indigenous language during a new Independent Activities Period course to gain exposure and understand the language’s cultural and practical value.
In “Trouble with Gender: Sex Facts, Gender Fictions,” MIT Professor Alex Byrne argues for a return to a more inclusive brand of philosophical inquiry.
Master’s students Irene Terpstra ’23 and Rujul Gandhi ’22 use language to design new integrated circuits and make it understandable to robots.
A recent forum was the first in a series planned at MIT this year, part of an initiative meant to encourage the open exchange of ideas.
Faculty members granted tenure in economics; history; literature; music; philosophy; political science; and science, technology, and society.
The fellowship program enhances diversity in SHASS and provides fellows with professional support and mentoring.
An MIT student and linguistics professor spot an emerging English phrase and examine what it tells us about syntax — but questions remain.
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences faculty members Ev Fedorenko, Ted Gibson, and Roger Levy believe they can answer a fundamental question: What is the purpose of language?