Dean's Office and Leadership - MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Page Contents:01.Dean Rayo 02.Dean’s Office and Leadership 03.SHASS Council 04.Job Opportunities

The MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences is led by the Kenan Sahin Dean Agustín Rayo PhD ’01. Dean Rayo is a professor of philosophy. His research lies at the intersection of the philosophy of logic and the philosophy of language.

He is the author of numerous articles and two books: “The Construction of Logical Space” (OUP, 2013) and “On the Brink of Paradox” (MIT Press, 2019), which won the 2020 PROSE Award for best textbook in the humanities.

Before his current role as dean, Rayo served terms as associate dean and interim dean, as well as head of house at one of our undergraduate dormitories.

Contact Dean Rayo

Agustín Rayo is the Kenan Sahin Dean of SHASS and a professor of philosophy.

The Dean’s Office is dedicated to serving the students, faculty, and staff at SHASS. Come visit us in Building 4-240 where we provide a range of support to the MIT community.

For general inquiries, email shass-info@mit.edu.

Development Officer

Director of Communications

brindley@mit.edu

Communications Officer

danielb7@mit.edu

Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration

Graduate Contract Administrator

rdicosta@mit.edu

Director of Finance

Senior Human Resources Representative

vherman@mit.edu

Leadership Giving Officer

Systems Administrator

dirvine@mit.edu

HR Business Partner

hernanac@mit.edu

Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives

Assistant Dean for Development

ammichel@mit.edu

Executive Assistant to Agustín Rayo, Kenan Sahin Dean

Associate Dean for Faculty

Academic Programs Specialist

Assistant Dean for Human Resources and Administration

erminia@mit.edu

Program Coordinator for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Multimedia Content Producer and Coordinator

hanleyv@mit.edu

Senior Financial Officer

Systems Administrator Lead

Chaired by the Dean of SHASS, the SHASS Council meets regularly during the academic year to confer on matters of school policy and promotion cases.

Co-Head, Literature; Associate Professor

alexandy@mit.edu

Interim Head, STS; Thomas M. Siebel Distinguished Professor in History of Science

brownkl@mit.edu

Head, History; Professor

mghachem@mit.edu

Head, Economics; Ford Professor of Economics

gruberj@mit.edu

Head, CMS/W; Director, Graduate Program in Science Writing; Professor

smnookin@mit.edu

Kenan Sahin Dean, SHASS, Professor, Philosophy

Head, Music and Theater Arts; Class of 1949 Professor

jscheib@mit.edu

Head, Linguistics and Philosophy; Peter de Florez Professor

ksetiya@mit.edu

Head, Political Science; Raphael Dorman-Helen Starbuck Professor of Political Science

dasinger@mit.edu

Head, Anthropology; SHASS Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Anthropology

cwalley@mit.edu

Explore employment opportunities with SHASS.

While we don’t currently have any open roles, we encourage you to visit MIT’s jobs website for other postings.