In online vigil, MIT community shares grief, anger, and hope
“If you say you care about the injustice in this nation and in this world, you have a role to play,” said Associate Dean DiOnetta Jones Crayton.
Professor Wayne O’Neil, linguist and advocate for linguistics in education, dies at 88
Longtime MIT professor and department head also participated in many efforts in support of peace and social justice.
Meet the MIT bilinguals: Dual history and planetary science major Charlotte Minsky
Studying history has made her a better planetary scientist, Minsky says. And studying science has made her a better historian.
Charlotte Minsky and Lyndie Mitchell Zollinger named 2020 Gates Cambridge Scholars
MIT seniors will pursue graduate studies at Cambridge University.
3 Questions: Professor Kenda Mutongi on Africa, women, power — and human decency
Mutongi discusses the connection between Kenyan widows and the #MeToo movement, myths of African entrepreneurship, and the wider implications of her research.
3 Questions: Shola Lawal on human rights and social justice
The Nigerian journalist is the recipient of a prestigious fellowship that provides residencies at MIT, The Boston Globe, and The New York Times.
3 Questions: Ariel White on the impact of incarceration on voting
The political consequence of even short jail terms is disproportionately pushing African-American voters out of the electorate.
Health, wealth, and cities
MIT associate professor of urban studies Mariana Arcaya examines health disparities within metro areas.
Throwing lifelines to job seekers after incarceration
Through her startup, MBA student Brooke Wages seeks to prepare people for high-skilled trade jobs after they’ve served time.
Call for nominations: MIT Media Lab’s Disobedience Award
The Disobedience Award recognizes individuals and groups who engage in ethical, nonviolent acts of disobedience in service of society.
Lisa Peattie, professor emerita of urban studies and planning, dies at 94
Noted urban anthropologist in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning championed advocacy and social change.
Looking at justice through the lens of political theory
In Bernardo Zacka’s class 17.01, students explore human values and the many ways of imagining a just society.
Tarana Burke, BethAnn McLaughlin, and Sherry Marts win 2018 Media Lab Disobedience Award
Three leaders of the #MeToo and #MeTooSTEM movements are recognized.
Ekene Ijeoma joins MIT Media Lab
The new media arts and sciences faculty member merges social justice with design, architecture, music, performance, and technology.
3 Questions: Sasha Costanza-Chock on new “#MoreThanCode” report
Study of 188 practitioners distills key recommendations about using technology to advance social justice and the public interest.