[Editors] Said and Done | MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | October 2010

[Deborah Fitzgerald]

The October 2010 edition of [1]Said and Done is now online. Visit for a
photo-rich monthly digest from the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and
Social Sciences.
Highlights include:
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KUDOS

_Peter Diamond wins the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences
_Peter A. Diamond PhD '63, Institute Professor and professor of economics at
MIT's School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences has won the Sveriges
Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2010.
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_Mary Fuller, Professor of Literature, receives the Levitan Prize in the
Humanities_
The  $25,000  prize  is awarded annually as a research fund to support
innovative and creative scholarship in the humanities. In addition to the
Levitan Prize, Fuller also recently received an NEH Fellowship.
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_Alumni Baird and Saez win 2010 MacArthur "genius" grants _
Two alumni of the School — linguist Jessie Little Doe Baird SM’00, and
economist Emmanuel Saez PhD’99 — have been named 2010 MacArthur Fellows. _
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NEWS AND FEATURES
___Thomas Levenson appointed head of Writing and Humanistic Studies_
Tom’s extensive experience in documentary film-making and writing about
science in both historical and contemporary contexts makes him a natural
leader for this terrific program," said Dean Deborah Fitzgerald.
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_Richard Locke appointed head of Political Science _
Locke’s mission as the new head of Political Science is MIT’s mission: to
bring knowledge to bear on the world’s great challenges. “I believe every
single one of the units of MIT should be reinforcing that mission,” says
Locke. “What, therefore, can Political Science do to tackle and address the
world’s great challenges?” _
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_James Paradis named interim director of Comparative Media Studies_
“Jim is a first-rate scholar and crack administrator,” says Dean Deborah
Fitzgerald, “as well as a splendid identifier of emerging directions in
humanities scholarship and activity. For many years he has been cultivating
new faculty who are on the cutting edge of their fields in writing and
media. He will be an excellent Interim Head and wise counsel to students and
colleagues alike.” _
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BSO begins two season cycle of symphonies of John Harbison
Beginning this month, the Boston Symphony Orchestra will perform a complete
cycle of Harbison's symphonies, spanning two seasons—"an unprecedented
opportunity,” says the BSO, “to experience these exciting contributions to
the modern symphonic literature." _
_[8]Interview at Said and Done__
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George Shultz PhD'49 campaigns for nuclear disarmament
Former Secretary of State and MIT economics professor George Shultz PhD ’49
has teamed with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former Secretary
of Defense William Perry, and former Senator Sam Nunn to advocate for the
complete disarmament of the world’s nuclear arsenals. _
_[9]Full story by Peter Dizikes of MIT News
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MULTIMEDIA + EVENTS

_Evan Ziporyn at Carnegie Hall_
In a video interview for Carnegie Hall's Sound Insights series, Ziporyn
speaks about how Balinese music and culture has influenced his musical
direction. A composer portrait of Ziporyn, spanning 20 years of work, will
be presented by Carnegie Hall on October 30, 2010. _
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