Mit Shass News Today

Anna Russo, an MIT PhD student in economics, conducts research into how to improve the design, function, and outcomes of public policies.

MIT anthropology professor Heather Paxson has been named associate dean for faculty of the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS), effective July 1.

MIT students, faculty, and staff recently experimented with a Steinway Spirio | r, a piano embedded with technology for live performance capture and playback.

“Portable Postsocialisms,” a new book by MIT Associate Professor Paloma Duong, explores contemporary Cuban media culture and politics.

The Burchard Scholars dinner series helps create conversations between academic disciplines including physics, engineering, philosophy, and economics. The program pairs MIT sophomores and juniors with Faculty Fellows to discuss important ideas.

In 2023, Isaiah Andrews, Joshua Bennett, Megan Black, William Deringer, E.J. Green, Nathaniel Hendren, Caley Horan, Robin Wolfe Scheffler, Frank Schilbach, Caitlin Talmadge, and Leslie Tilley were granted tenure in the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

MIT associate professor Eden Medina is co-curating a museum exhibition, “How to Design a Revolution: The Chilean Road to Design." The exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Chilean coup. It’s the most extensive presentation of the history of graphic and industrial design during the Salvador Allende period.

The MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship program welcomed its 2023-24 class. The purpose of the program is to enhance diversity in SHASS and to provide fellows with additional professional support and mentoring as they enter the field.

The MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences welcomes new faculty Isaiah Andrews, Joshua Bennett, Crystal Lee, Nathanial Hendren, Eli Nelson, Ashesh Rambachan, Nina Roussille, Jessica Ruffin, Caitlin Talmadge, and Miguel Zenón.

Keeril Makan, head of the MIT Music and Theater Section, has been named associate dean of MIT's School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. He will serve concurrently in both roles.