Discovering community and cultural connections
A joint humanities and engineering major, senior Grace McMillan is setting her sights on a legal career focused on education policy reform.
MIT chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society inducts 101 students from the Class of 2023
Graduating seniors honored for their excellence in the liberal arts.
Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities of computing to the forefront
The inaugural SERC Symposium convened experts from multiple disciplines to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise with the broad applicability of computing in many aspects of society.
MIT Press announces inaugural recipients of the Grant Program for Diverse Voices
The grants expand funding for authors whose work brings diverse and chronically underrepresented perspectives to scholarship in the arts, humanities, and sciences.
Thirty-two exceptional MIT students selected as 2023 Burchard Scholars
Undergraduates selected for the competitive program enjoy a seminar series and conversations over dinners with distinguished faculty.
Machinery of the state
Associate Professor Mai Hassan documents bureaucratic systems in Eastern Africa set up for coercion, as well as roadblocks to democratic government.
Caspar Hare, Georgia Perakis named associate deans of Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing
The faculty members will work together to advance the cross-cutting initiative of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.
MIT chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society inducts 82 students from the Class of 2022
“Love of wisdom is the helmsman of life.”
Learning to think critically about machine learning
A multidisciplinary team of graduate students helps infuse ethical computing content into MIT’s largest machine learning course.
Agustín Rayo named dean of SHASS
Philosophy professor brings deep experience in campus leadership to his role as head of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
Q&A: John Harbison on his new album, “Diotima”
The MIT composer endows his orchestral works with “unexpected” musical elements, while evoking aspiration, hope, and loss.
MIT Press announces Grant Program for Diverse Voices
New initiative extends the press’ commitment to publishing books by historically underrepresented authors through direct financial support.
Thirty-eight extraordinary MIT students named 2021 Burchard Scholars
Undergraduates selected for the competitive program enjoy a seminar series and conversations over dinners with distinguished faculty.
Exploring culture, identity, and the arts to enhance undergraduate education
A unique workshop lets students examine their personal histories as a way to even the playing field between mentors and mentees.
Activist and scholar Angela Davis addresses racism in MIT webcast
Davis, in conversation with Senior Associate Dean Blanche Staton, fields questions from the MIT community about the current moment of racial reckoning.