What you need to know
The Subcommittee on the HASS Requirement (SHR) is a permanent subcommittee of the Committee on the Undergraduate Program (CUP). Its membership includes one faculty chair from the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS); and in addition, one faculty member from each of the five Schools; two undergraduates; and ex officiis, non-voting members the Vice Chancellor for Graduate and Undergraduate Education, the Dean for SHASS, or their designated representatives. The Registrar's Office provides administrative support. For more information about SHR, email hass_sub@mit.edu.
2026-2027 Subcommittee on the HASS Requirement
Nancy Rose, SHR Chair, Economics
Patricia Fernandes, Executive Officer and Assistant Dean for the Communication and HASS Requirements
Faculty | DEPARTMENT |
| Sara Brown* | Theater Arts |
| Daniel Harlow | Physics |
| TBD | Management |
| Kristel Smentek | Architecture |
| Rob Macfarlane | Materials Science and Engineering |
Students | |
| Daniel Gonzalez '27 | Comparative Media Studies |
| Felicity Zhou ‘27 | Mathematics |
Ex officio | |
| Graham Jones | Designated Representative, Dean of SHASS |
| TBD | Designated Representative, Vice Chancellor for Graduate and Undergraduate Education |
Staff | |
| Kara Cunningham | Staff Associate |
*On leave fall 2027.