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Times Higher Education ranks MIT No. 1 in arts and humanities, business and economics, and social sciences for 2026

Times Higher Education ranks MIT No. 1 in arts and humanities, business and economics, and social sciences for 2026

Top worldwide honors span disciplines across three MIT schools for the second year in a row.

Counter Intelligence

Counter Intelligence

Architecture students bring new forms of human-machine interaction into the kitchen.

Katie Spivakovsky wins 2026 Churchill Scholarship

Katie Spivakovsky wins 2026 Churchill Scholarship

The MIT senior will pursue a master’s degree at Cambridge University in the U.K. this fall.

The philosophical puzzle of rational artificial intelligence

The philosophical puzzle of rational artificial intelligence

As AI technology advances, a new interdisciplinary course seeks to equip students with foundational critical thinking skills in computing.

“MIT Open Learning has opened doors I never imagined possible”

“MIT Open Learning has opened doors I never imagined possible”

Munip Utama applies knowledge from the MITx MicroMasters Program in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy to his efforts supporting disadvantaged students in Indonesia.

Expanding educational access in Massachusetts prisons

Expanding educational access in Massachusetts prisons

Recent summit at MIT brought together educators, policymakers, and community partners, featuring resilience expert Shaka Senghor on transforming lives through learning and redefining pathways to freedom.

Akorfa Dagadu named 2027 Schwarzman Scholar

Akorfa Dagadu named 2027 Schwarzman Scholar

The MIT senior will spend the 2026-27 year at Tsinghua University in Beijing, studying global affairs.

Demystifying college for enlisted veterans and service members

Demystifying college for enlisted veterans and service members

For nearly a decade, the MIT Warrior-Scholar Project STEM boot camp has helped enlisted members of the military prepare for higher education.

How an online MIT course in supply chain management sparked a new career

How an online MIT course in supply chain management sparked a new career

MicroMasters coursework led engineer Kevin Power to MIT, where hands-on research in the MIT Supply Chain Management blended program transformed his professional trajectory.

Fueling research in nuclear thermal propulsion

Fueling research in nuclear thermal propulsion

Master’s student Taylor Hampson is modeling the behavior of an unconventional rocket engine that will heat propellant using nuclear energy.