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, nonvoting members the Vice Chancellor, 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.


2023-2024 Subcommittee on the HASS Requirement

Hiromu Nagahara, SHR Chair, History
Patricia Fernandes, Executive Officer and Assistant Dean for the Communication and HASS Requirements

Faculty

DEPARTMENT

Amy Moran-Thomas

Anthropology

Jeremiah Johnson Chemistry

Roberto Rigobon

Management

Delia Wendel

Urban Studies and Planning

Rob Macfarlane Materials Science and Engineering

Students

 
Joshua Kuffour ’24 Chemical Engineering 
Lucky Deignan ’26 Computation and Cognition

Ex officio

 

Emily Richmond Pollock

Designated Representative, Dean of SHASS

Nancy Rose

Designated Representative, Vice Chancellor

Staff

 

Kara Cunningham  Staff Associate 
Sarah Michaud Administrative Assistant