Congratulations  to all the HASTS students who presented in panels/roundtables at the AAACASCA 2023 and to the following students who received awards:

 

Gumperz Graduate Essay Prize Co-winner

Timothy Y. Loh, “al-lugha al-’umm/‘arabi mukassar: Competing discourses about Jordanian Sign Language (LIU) in Amman.”

 

Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco Study Group Graduate Student Paper Prize

Alex Rewegan, “Cannabinoids in the (Reproductive) System: Historicizing the Sciences of Cannabis and Pregnancy.

 

Association of Latinx & Latina/o Anthropologists Graduate Student Paper Prize

Ambar Reyes, ” Los delivreros: solidarity network, digital platforms and collective identity.”

 

 

 

If you missed our Prospective Student Visit day last month, HASTS will be at MIT’s Virtual Graduate School Fair on Wednesday, November 15th, 12pm-2pm Eastern Time.

This is a virtual event where you’ll have the opportunity to talk to the HASTS academic administrator and some current HASTS students.

Registration is required, please use this link to register.

 

 

Registration is now open! Register here. Registration closes on Friday, October 6, 2023, but we have limited capacity for the small group discussions, so sign up soon to try to get a spot.

If you would like to be added to our prospective student email list or if you have any questions, please send a request to hasts@mit.edu.

Learn more about our virtual Prospective Student Visit Day on our visit page.

We’re so excited to announce the launch of our new HASTS website, hasts.mit.edu!

We’ve been working on the website for over 2 years. In true HASTS fashion, all of the HASTS community, students, alumni, faculty, and staff, has contributed to this project.

Here are the highlights of features on the new site:

 

If you notice any errors or have any comments, questions, or suggestions, please write to hasts@mit.edu.