Ten MIT-SHASS Research Fund recipients announced for 2016 | MIT News

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • mit
Jan. 25, 2016 ~5 min

Senior Alyssa Napier dedicates herself to improving MIT | MIT News

Chemistry major works to address social justice issues.

Catherine Curro Caruso | MIT News correspondent • mit
Dec. 1, 2015 ~10 min


Haitian educators and MIT faculty develop Kreyòl-based teaching tools | MIT News

Project led by linguist Michel DeGraff is revolutionizing education in Haiti, and serving as a model for similar projects around the world.

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • mit
Oct. 7, 2015 ~5 min

Innovative humanities MOOC, “Visualizing Japan,” nominated for the Japan Prize | MIT News

In a Q&A, course co-founder Professor Shigeru Miyagawa discusses his unique online course and its impact on digital education.

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • mit
Sept. 25, 2015 ~10 min

Hundreds of MIT students explore fields at the 2015 TOUR de SHASS | MIT News

Academic expo connects students with MIT-SHASS faculty and courses.

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • mit
Sept. 16, 2015 ~4 min

Sabine Iatridou and Kai von Fintel named fellows of the Linguistics Society of America | MIT News

Fellowship marks the highest honor in the field of linguistics.

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • mit
Aug. 27, 2015 ~5 min

How language gives your brain a break | MIT News

Study: In dozens of languages, words that work together stay together.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Aug. 3, 2015 ~11 min

3 Questions: Michel DeGraff on Haiti’s new policy for teaching in Kreyòl | MIT News

MIT scholar, and advocate of native-language instruction, backs linguistic change.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
July 20, 2015 ~16 min


Donca Steriade: Searching for the building blocks of language | MIT News

The most comprehensive survey of rhyme ever made reveals a new possibility for one of the essential units of language.

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • mit
May 1, 2015 ~7 min

The rapid rise of human language | MIT News

New paper suggests people quickly started speaking in a now-familiar form.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News Office • mit
March 30, 2015 ~5 min

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