Ten MIT-SHASS Research Fund recipients announced for 2016 | MIT News
Jan. 25, 2016 • ~5 min
Senior Alyssa Napier dedicates herself to improving MIT | MIT News
Chemistry major works to address social justice issues.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
March 30, 2015 • ~5 min
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