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Our distinguished faculty do field-defining work and develop the values, vision, and ethical compass of tomorrow’s leaders.
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Joined August 2010
MIT students! Spring Ahead with SHASS Wednesday, 12/3 11:30am-1pm in the Bush Room (10-105). Enjoy refreshments and learn more about HASS requirements and creating a humanities major, minor, or concentration. @SHASS4Students @MITstudents
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In yesterday’s challenge session, School Access and Quality Fellow Emily Finkelstein led an insightful discussion about designing school surveys that are accessible and actionable for school leaders and families. Thanks to Emily and all the rest of the Fellows who participated.
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#EventAlert: Have you registered for our first Starr Forum of the semester? On November 20 at 4:30 PM in MIT E15, Room 070 (Bartos Theater), Suzanne Berger, Simon Johnson, and Richard Locke will discuss the impact and potential outcomes of the Trump administration’s withdrawal of
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“People are hoping we can skip the step of actually developing and proving effective practice in domains and go straight to teaching people stuff,” @mit_cmsw professor @bjfr says about AI education. https://t.co/bwIICD1RMu
@chronicle
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Colleges are racing to make students ‘fluent.’ One problem: No one knows what that means.
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“We think this is a crucial direction for MIT and will make a strong statement about the kind of human-centered, interdisciplinary work needed to tackle this issue,” @MITanthropology professor Chris Walley says about the Living Climate Futures Lab.
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The MIT Living Climate Futures Lab centers the human dimensions of climate change, bringing together expertise from across the Institute to address one of the world’s biggest challenges.
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How does college major choice affect earnings and fertility outcomes? In a new working paper, Blueprint Affiliate Chris Campos and co-authors examine the causal effects of different fields of study. Read the research:
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This paper studies how college major choices shape earnings and fertility outcomes. Using administrative data that link students’ preferences, random assignment to majors, and post-college…
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Students in our first year advising seminar take a break from discussing politics, policy, and political science at a field trip making bioplastics the MIT Museum. https://t.co/DmnL575Hk5
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Mai Hassan, associate professor of @MITPoliSci and faculty director of the MIT-Africa Program, spoke on @CNN's @FareedZakaria GPS about the recent massacre of civilians in Sudan’s Darfur region and the escalation of violence during the war. Listen to the full episode here:
Hundreds of civilians were massacred this week in Sudan's Darfur region, a brutal escalation of the ongoing war in that country. How did it get to this point? I asked @MIT political science professor @MaiOHassan.
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CIS is thrilled to welcome five new faculty directors to lead our growing ecosystem of global programs. The recent appointments bring diverse expertise to help foster international research, education, and engagement across MIT. Read here: https://t.co/saIIviotm2
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“It’s fascinating how the culture was transmitted, how intellectually rich that society was, how much there is to examine in Scottish culture and society of the 18th century,” author and professor emerita Ruth Perry says. https://t.co/RZ40gp7nYv
@LITatMIT
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Q&A with MIT Professor Emerita Ruth Perry about “The Ballad World of Anna Gordon, Mrs. Brown of Falkland,” a book examining the rich history and importance of folk ballads.
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On Tuesday, October 28, CIS, @MIT_SSP, and the MIT-Eurasia Program hosted a Focus on Eurasia webinar titled The Axis of Upheaval: How Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea Seek to Change the World. The event featured Andrea Kendall-Taylor (@AKendallTaylor, @CNASdc) with
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🌍 Many countries around the world face similar policy challenges—but it's hard to find time, and the right channels, to connect and learn from each other. Our regional offices help bridge the gap. Last year, @JPAL_MENA and @JPAL_SEA partnered to bring Egyptian policymakers to
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This week's newsletter investigates war in the nuclear age, celebrates science and scientists, and more. https://t.co/s68f6cNtrZ
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“Society generally has two paths forward regarding AI,” @MITEcon professor @DAcemogluMIT says. “If companies largely use the technology to automate work, there will be fewer jobs.” https://t.co/QntXtaRvp4
@USATODAY
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Some experts believe AI will create enough new roles to offset job losses, but that could depend on how policymakers and employers react now.
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“We’re trying to advocate for an ethos of humility as we examine AI in schools,” @mit_cmsw professor @bjfr says. He's helping educators, students, and others collect and share AI-related information, experiences, and resources.
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MIT Associate Professor Justin Reich is working to help k-12 educators by listening to and sharing their stories about AI in the classroom.
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Delia Harms is a senior majoring in @mit_dmse with a minor in @MITLanguages Spanish. Her research focus is on materials for energy, particularly battery technology.
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“I find that the management quality of these projects has a really strong effect on whether that project leads to conflict or not,” @MITEcon professor Jacob Moscona says about the impact of aid projects' management. https://t.co/Fy7iR4IA07
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🌍 On this #InternationalDayOfCare, we’re highlighting evidence from a J-PAL Policy Insight that shows childcare can be beneficial for women’s economic empowerment: ✨ In 5 of 9 studies, access to childcare increased women’s employment by 5–47% ✨ Childcare helped women be more
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Access to childcare can increase women’s employment outcomes by enabling their labor force participation, shift to more desirable work, or increase the productivity in their businesses. However, in...
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During this event, policymakers explored how evidence can inform and advance poverty reduction policies in Egypt. Hear directly from participants on key lessons from the event:
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