• Message from the Dean
• A New Era and Scale for MISTI
• MISTI Seed Grants
• Exploring and Serving the World
• Making Technology Safe for Democracy
• Profile: Professor Charles Stewart III
• An Eye Toward the Future

• Rewards & Recognition Program Winners
• Faculty Chair Appointments
• Faculty Promotions to Tenure
• New Faculty Appointments

• About
• Past issues

Soundings is published twice yearly by the Dean's Office of the
MIT School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Room E51-255
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts
02139-4307
web.mit.edu/shass

Editor

Communications Director
Emily Hiestand

Contributing Writers

Peter Dunn is an award-winning journalist and international communication strategist, who writes about culture, technology, business, and public works.

Lynda Morgenroth is a much-published journalist and essayist, and the author of Boston Firsts (Beacon Press). She serves on the board of PEN New England.

Mary Tamer is a writer and editor whose writing about education has been frequently recognized by CASE.

Art Direction and Design

Subbiah Design
Emily Hiestand

Staff Assistance

Kerry Ducharme
Stephanie Muto

Photography

Erin Baumgartner (Powleson)
Donna Coveney (Fitzgerald)
Richard Howard (Stewart)
Justin Knight (Hume & Jenkins; Hockfield, Fitzgerald, Berger & Mead)
Christopher J. Love (Love)
Micaela Pilotto (Stocker)
David Reshef (Reshef)
Ilavenil Subbiah (Homepage)
Phyllis Xu (MIT-Japan interns)

Acknowledgments

Anne Marie Michel
Assistant Dean for Development