What you need to know
The Subcommittee on the Communication Requirement (SOCR) is a permanent subcommittee of the Committee on the Undergraduate Program (CUP). Its membership includes one faculty co-chair from the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) and one faculty co-chair from the School of Engineering or the School of Science; and in addition, one faculty member from each of the five Schools; two undergraduates; and ex officiis, the Vice Chancellor for Graduate and Undergraduate Education, the Dean of SHASS, and the head of Comparative Media Studies/Writing, or their designated representatives. The Registrar's Office provides administrative support. For more information about SOCR, email socr@mit.edu.
2026-2027 Subcommittee on the Communication Requirement
Jack Spencer, SHASS Co-chair, Philosophy
Caitlin Mueller, School of Engineering Co-chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture
Kathleen MacArthur, Executive Officer and Associate Dean, Curricular Development
Faculty | department |
| Amos Winter | Mechanical Engineering |
| Brandon Clifford | Architecture |
| TBD | SHASS Representative |
| TBD | School of Science Representative |
| TBD | Sloan School of Management Representative |
Students | |
| Tei Kim | Computer Science and Molecular Biology |
| Laura Varela | Finance |
Ex officio | |
| Juejun Hu | Designated Representative, Vice Chancellor for Graduate and Undergraduate Education |
| Graham Jones | Designated Representative, Dean of SHASS |
| TBD | Head of Comparative Media Studies/Writing |
STAFF | |
| Nicole Dillie | Staff Associate |
| Thomas Scahill | Senior Staff Associate |