A Living Memorial for Malcolm X Presented with the program in Art, Culture, and Technology (ACT) and The Green-Taylor Lectures Part of the MIT Spring 2025 Architecture Lecture Series.This lecture will be held in person in Long Lounge, 7-429 and streamed online.Lectures are free and open to the public. Lectures will be held Thursdays at 6 PM ET in 7-429 (Long Lounge) and streamed online unless otherwise noted. Registration required to attend in-person. Register here or watch the webcast on Youtube.

Veritas Forums are events that ask life's big questions and put the Christian faith in dialogue with other worldviews. This year, we will be joined by Professor Kate Brown (MIT), Professor Norman Wirzba (Duke University), and Professor Troy Van Voorhis (MIT) in a discussion about the significance of hope in the face of the climate crisis, and how the beliefs we hold impact the way we approach climate change.This event will take place at 7 pm on Thursday, March 20th in the Kirsch Auditorium (32-123) in Stata Centre. Enjoy dinner and Insomnia Cookies over discussions which will be hosted after the forum!

A celebration of creativity and community at MITArtfinity is a new festival of the arts at MIT featuring 80 free performing and visual arts events, celebrating creativity and community at the Institute. Artfinity launches with the opening of the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building on February 15, 2025, continues with a concentration of events February 28-March 16, and culminates with the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts public lecture by 2025 recipient artist and designer Es Devlin on May 1, 2025, and a concert by Grammy-winning rapper and Visiting Professor Lupe Fiasco on May 2, 2025. Artfinity embodies MIT’s commitment to creativity, community, and the intersection of art, science and technology. We invite you to join us in this celebration, explore the diverse events, and experience the innovative spirit that defines the arts at MIT.About the Artists Artfinity features the innovative work of MIT faculty, students, staff, and alumni, alongside guest artists from the Greater Boston area and beyond.About the Activities & Events All 80 events are open to the public, including dozens of concerts and performances plus an array of visual arts such as projections, films, installations, exhibitions, and augmented reality experiences, as well as lectures and workshops for attendees to participate in. With a wide range of visual and performing arts events open to all, Artfinity embodies MIT’s commitment to the arts and the intersection of art, science, and technology.About the Presenters Artfinity is an institute-sponsored event organized by the Office of the Arts at MIT with faculty leads Institute Professor of Music Marcus Thompson and Professor of Art, Culture and Technology Azra Akšamija. Departments, labs, centers, and student groups across MIT are presenting partners.Visit arts.mit.edu for more information about the arts at MIT.

You are cordially invited to join a globe-spanning conversation on Humanisms & Renaissances across world history sponsored by the MIT Comparative Global Humanities Initiative (GHI) and Ancient and Medieval Studies (AMS).CONVERSATION TOPIC:Humanism is a belief system or attitude that appreciates the agency of human beings in this world. Proponents of humanism believe that humans have the capacity to reach their full potential through a process of self-examination and self-awareness, without the intervention of gods or other powers. They believe in the dignity of humans and in the value of their accomplishments. Forms of humanism thus typically emerged in historical moments when people looked back to a history of collective cultural achievement in order to seek political and moral guidance and cope with the challenges of an ever more complex present.Although the Latin-derived word humanism is typically associated with Renaissance Europe, intellectual movements that believe in the creative power and inherent ability of humans for self-realization have existed in various cultures and periods across world history. Our panel expands the inquiry strategically far beyond Europe, including “humanisms” in Byzantium, East-Central Europe, the Arabic world, and East Asia, asking:What distinctive forms have humanisms and renaissances assumed across time and space—and how and why? How were humanisms and renaissances variously shaped by domestic and cross-cultural developments? How did socio-technological developments, such as the invention of printing, changes in religious institutions, or colonial governance, shape humanisms and renaissances? How can we collectively develop new research and pedagogical programs based on a deeper understanding of the diverse manifestations of humanisms around the world? What are lessons from world history’s various humanisms and renaissances for our historical moment?LIGHT SNACKS AND DRINKS WILL BE PROVIDED.For inquiries and questions please reach out to Johann Noh at noh1214@mit.edu .

Time: TBALocation: Medford, MA / Tufts University