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Foreign Languages & Literatures awards

Awards given in MIT Foreign Languages & Literatures for the academic year 2008-2009. June 3, 2009

Arts awards

Awards given in MIT Arts for the academic year 2008-2009. June 3, 2009

Four professors named MacVicar fellows

Two professors from the School of Engineering and two from the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences were named MacVicar Faculty Fellows this year in recognition of their innovative teaching practices and accomplishments. March 5, 2009

Refining open education

In the spirit of open education, MIT Press and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching have published "Opening Up Education," a new book about the movement and made it available online, free of charge. October 10, 2008

Question and answer with author Neal Stephenson

Celebrated author Neal Stephenson visited MIT Sunday to speakl; MIT News Office correspondent Stephanie Schorow caught up with Stephenson ahead of his appearance and posed him a few questions by e-mail. Here are his responses. September 22, 2008

Sci-fi writer Stephenson to speak at MIT Sunday

Author Neal Stephenson, considered to be among today's best speculative fiction writers, will speak and sign books at MIT this weekend in an appearance that underscores the synergy between science fiction and science. September 18, 2008

MIT assistant publishes 20th children's book

MIT is home to many published authors, but Sally Lee may be the only one whose target audience is under 6 years old. Lee, an administrative assistant, has just published her 20th children's book, "The Tutu Ballet." September 17, 2008