Kathleen Lopes – MIT History

The United States Mint announces the appointment of Dr. Christopher Capozzola

to the Citizen Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) as the member Specially Qualified in American history

Posted July 7, 2023

Speaking to Times Evoke, Professor Ritvo discusses how empire changed perceptions — and pathogens

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Posted May 9, 2023

Four faculty receive MIT SHASS Research Fund awards for 2023

Funding will support development of multimedia play, innovative research projects.

Posted February 28, 2023

Chinese Elites and U.S. Gatekeeping: Racial Discrimination and Class Privilege in Boston’s 1905 King Incident by Emma J. Teng

Posted February 24, 2023

Chinese Elites and U.S. Gatekeeping: Racial Discrimination and Class Privilege in Boston's 1905 King Incident by Emma J. Teng

Posted February 24, 2023

The School of Economics at Lund University has appointed two new honorary doctorates in 2023: Anne McCants and Helga Nowotny

Posted February 2, 2023

MIT News Q&A: Pouya Alimagham on the protest movement in Iran

Women and girls are at the forefront of the uprising, which is rooted in Iranians’ long struggle for freedom, notes the MIT historian.

Posted December 8, 2022

Ballet des Porcelaines

A contemporary reinterpretation of an 18th century ballet at MIT reveals the fragility of orientalist fantasies

Posted November 10, 2022

Honoring the scholarship of historian Harriet Ritvo

by Taylor Michael Bailey

Posted September 26, 2022

ADVANCED DEGREE CEREMONY | MIT SHASS Address | Marc Aidinoff PhD’22 (HASTS)

Aidinoff's address included a call to action: "Please stand up for the ability to pursue a research question for its own sake. Protect the privilege to wonder!"

Posted June 16, 2022