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NewsPhilip Khoury to step down as vice provost for the arts Philip Khoury, chair of the Center’s Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar and founding faculty director of the Center’s MIT-Arab World Program, will step down from his position as vice provost for the arts. May 06, 2025
NewsSix MIT SHASS educators receive 2025 Levitan Teaching Awards Cathy Culot, lecturer in French and faculty co-director of the MIT-Belgium program, is among the six recipients of the James A. (’48) and Ruth Levitan Award for Excellence in Teaching for 2025. May 02, 2025
Analysis & CommentarySudan is unraveling Mai Hassan, associate professor of political science and faculty director of the MIT-Africa program, discusses Sudan's future and argues that war will likely continue to tear the country apart. April 30, 2025
NewsChina is already silencing dissent in Taiwan Alicia Chen, the 2025 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow, discusses China’s suppression of independent publishing in Taiwan, including the abductions and imprisonment of publishers. April 29, 2025
NewsMIT Global Seed Funds announces recipients of its 2024-2025 cycle More than $2.5 million granted to 102 global research projects led by faculty and research scientists from across the Institute. April 24, 2025
