Dean’s Office and Leadership

Page Contents:01.Dean Rayo02.Dean’s Office03.SHASS Council04.Job Opportunities

Dean Agustín Rayo

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.

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

Dean’s Office

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.

Britta Bell

Development Officer
Michael Brindley

Michael Brindley

Director of Communications
Benjamin Daniel

Benjamin Daniel

Communications Officer
Sean DeBoer

Sean DeBoer

Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration

Rosy DiCostanzo

Graduate Contract Administrator

Victoria Herman

Senior Human Resources Representative
Daniel Irvine

Daniel Irvine

Systems Administrator

Ana Ludwig

HR Business Partner
Anne Marie Michel

Anne Marie Michel

Assistant Dean for Development
Robin Palazzolo

Robin Palazzolo

Executive Assistant to Agustín Rayo, Kenan Sahin Dean

Heather Paxson

Associate Dean for Faculty; William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Anthropology
Chanh Phan

Chanh Phan

Academic Programs Specialist
Erminia Piccinonno

Erminia Piccinonno

Assistant Dean for Human Resources and Administration
Carly Soll

Carly Soll

Program Coordinator
Hanley Valentin

Hanley Valentin

Multimedia Content Producer and Coordinator
Veronica Vivas

Veronica Vivas

Senior Financial Officer
Albert Wang

Albert Wang

Systems Administrator Lead

SHASS Council

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.

David Autor Economics

David Autor

Head, Economics; Daniel (1972) and Gail Rubinfeld Professor
Arthur Bahr

Arthur Bahr

Head, Literature; Professor
MIT historian Lerna Ekmecioglu seated at a table covered with documents

Lerna Ekmekcioglu

Head, History; McMillan-Stewart Professor
Eden Medina

Eden Medina

Head, Program in Science, Technology, and Society; Professor
Seth Mnookin CMSW GPSW

Seth Mnookin

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

Agustín Rayo

Kenan Sahin Dean, SHASS, Professor, Philosophy
Jay Scheib

Jay Scheib

Head, Music and Theater Arts; Class of 1949 Professor
Kieran Setiya Linguistics and Philosophy

Kieran Setiya

Head, Linguistics and Philosophy; Peter de Florez Professor
MIT political science professor and department head David Singer

David Singer

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

Chris Walley

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

Job Opportunities

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.

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