SHASS 75th Anniversary Symposium

9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.: Welcome and introductions

• Welcome video: Sally Kornbluth, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Anantha Chandrakasan, Provost, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Melissa Nobles, Chancellor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Agustín Rayo PhD ’01, Kenan Sahin Dean, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
• David Kaiser, Germeshausen Professor of the History of Science,
  Program in Science, Technology, and Society, and Professor of Physics

9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Session 1 – Democratic Participation and Processes (panel discussion)

Panelists:

• Bailey Flanigan, Assistant Professor of Political Science and the Theodore T. Miller (1922) Career Development Assistant Professor of Computer Science
• Rebekah Larsen, Old Dominion Career Development Assistant Professor, Comparative Media Studies/Writing
• Tanalis Padilla, Professor of History; Leverett Howell Cutten ’07 and William King Cutten ’39 Professorship
• Charles Stewart III, Kenan Sahin (1963) Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Founding Director, MIT Election Data and Science Lab

Moderator

• Brian Hedden PhD ’12, Professor, Department of Linguistics and Philosophy holding an MIT Schwarzman College of Computing shared position with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.: Coffee break

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.: Session 2 – Teaching and Learning Innovations (panel discussion)

Panelists:

• Takako Aikawa, Senior Lecturer in Japanese, Global Languages
• Suzanne Berger, Institute Professor, Department of Political Science
• Sara Ellison, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics
• Eric Klopfer, Professor, Comparative Media Studies/Writing; Director, Scheller Teacher Education Program
• Norvin Richards, Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Linguistics
• Stephanie Seed, Associate Professor, Literature

Moderator

• Will Broadhead, Associate Professor of History

12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.: Lunch (not provided)

2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Session 3 – Computing, Self, and Society (panel discussion)

Panelists:

• David Autor, the Daniel (1972) and Gail Rubinfeld Professor; Head, Department of Economics
• D. Fox Harrell, Professor of Digital Media, Computing, & AI; Comparative Media Studies, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), and Institute for Data Systems, and Society (IDSS)
• Sendhil Mullainathan, Professor, Department of Economics and the Peter de Florez Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)
• Sherry Turkle, the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology, Program in Science, Technology, and Society

Moderator

• Bernardo Zacka ’05, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science

3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Coffee break

4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Session 4 – MIT Music & Theater Arts Performance Showcase

• Welcome and opening remarks by Patricia Tang, Associate Head of the MIT Music Program
• Theater introduction by Blythe de Oliveira Foster, Director of Performance Programs and Lecturer in the MIT Theater Arts Program

• A Dream Like a Dream by Stan Lai (b. 1954)

  • Selected scenes directed Blythe de Oliveira Foster with video and projection design by Joshua Higgason, lighting design by Kevin Fulton, based on the production directed by by Jay Scheib, with Xinyu Xu

  • Performed by Daina August ‘28, Jolie Han ‘28, Audrey Zhu ‘29, camera operation Yanyi Liu (G), and video and lighting design assistance by MIT alumna Xinyu Xu ’25
• Dance introduction by Dan Safer, Director of Dance Programs and Senior Lecturer in Dance/Theater
• Variations On The Theme of SHASS 75; choreographed by Dan Safer, music by Christian Frederickson, viola and laptop, lighting design by Kevin Fulton. Performed by Monica Petulla (G), Sophie Li ‘28, Megan Yamoah (G)
• Music introduction by Frederick Harris, Jr.
• Prelude by Lamine Touré and members of Rambax MIT

• Madrigal  by Keeril Makan (b. 1972)

  • Natalie Lin Douglas, solo violin, Catherine Kung (G), Alexis MacAvoy ’27, Jingjing Wu, ‘29, Justin Yamaguchi ’28, violin

• ​Priez pour paix (Prayer for Peace) by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

  • Mi-Eun Kim, piano; Hyo Sun Park (G), soprano

• ​O Fortuna” from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff (1895-1982)

  • MIT Concert Choir, Ryan Turner, conductor; Yukiko Oba, piano

• ​Spain by Chick Corea (1941-2021), arr. Andrew Li, Emily Jin, and Coleman Gliddon

  • MIT All-Star Jazz Combo, Laura Grill Jaye, vocals, Andrew Li ’24, Matthew Michalek (G), Alex Jin ’27, Coleman Gliddon (G), Tejus Deo-Dixit 29, Brandon Vu (G)

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: Reception