Humanities

Women's studies consortium moves to MIT

October 14, 2005

MIT alumnus backs Poverty Action Lab with 3 major endowments

October 12, 2005

Happy 30th, Boston Review

October 5, 2005

Jazlyn Carvajal '04, at left, and Maribel GÃ³mez '02 are featured in "Nuestras Voces: Being Latina at MIT," which shows Oct. 7 at the Coolidge Corner Theatre as part of the New England Film & Video Festival.

MIT Latinas lift voices in film

October 4, 2005

MIT security seminar turns 20

September 13, 2005

Travis Merritt, professor and undergraduate leader, dies at 71

September 8, 2005

Peter Perdue, an MIT historian and expert in East Asian civilizations, has published a new book, "China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia," which challenges the Eurocentric view of 18th century Asia.

Historian contrasts early Chinese empire with current challenges

September 6, 2005

Richard Douglas, former humanities chair, dies at 83

September 2, 2005

Lecture series on religion slated

April 12, 2005

D. Fitzgerald named SHASS associate dean

April 6, 2005

Lama Dhondup Tsering, a Buddhist monk, works painstakingly Monday to create a sand mandala at Simmons Hall. It will be on view through Saturday.

Buddhist message written in sand

April 6, 2005

Poet and essayist Ann Snodgrass of MIT's Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies has received a fellowship to support her translation work on the poems of Vittorio Sereni, a postwar Italian poet.

Translator wins fellowship

March 25, 2005

Elzbieta Ettinger, writing professor, novelist, dies at 80

March 15, 2005

Teng receives Levitan Prize

March 9, 2005

Robert A. Muh Alumni Award winner Ned Block gives his talk, 'What Is Consciousness in the Brain?' at Bartos Theater on Wednesday, March 2. Block, who received his S.B. degree in physics and humanities in 1964, received the prestigious award for noteworthy achievements in the humanities, arts and social sciences. Now a professor at New York University, Block taught philosophy at MIT for 25 years.

Muh winner opens a window on the mind