SHASS Weekly
Meet the 2026 tenured professors in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
In this week’s newsletter, meet the School’s newly tenured professors, discover a new course focused on Boston-area music, learn how an MIT economist believes we can help democracy thrive, and more.
Following the questions where they lead
In this week’s newsletter, learn how a SHASS professor is using data to help democracy thrive, meet the incoming class of Graduate Program in Science Writing students, learn why some educators argue that AI is hurting students, and more.
SHASS’ secret sauce
In this week’s newsletter, discover the special sauce that’s kept SHASS vital for 75 years, uncover the mystery of a Chinese tea chest label, celebrate 75 years with the Center for International Studies, and more.
“We can’t ship goods without functioning ports”
In this week’s newsletter, learn why economics graduate student Chelsea Mitchell is research shipping ports and supply chains, explore the MIT Election Data and Science Lab’s new Election Resource Hub, discover why AI’s answers to election-related questions can depend on who’s doing the asking, and more.
Research from the ground up
In this week’s newsletter, explore an MIT anthropology professor’s community-based approach to archaeology, discover students’ approaches to Chinese calligraphy, learn about a 75th Anniversary Symposium session, and more.
