The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has announced the awarding of tenure to six faculty members. Three of these tenure awards were given to women.
Sara Brown is an associate professor in the music and theater arts section. She develops stage designs for theater, opera, and dance. Her work is rooted in curiosity and interdisciplinary collaboration, and spans virtual environments, immersive performance installations, and evocative stage landscapes. Brown holds a master of fine arts degree in scenic design from the University of Virginia.
Rachel Fraser is an associate professor in the department of linguistics and philosophy. Before coming to MIT, Fraser taught at the University of Oxford in England. She has interests in epistemology, language, feminism, aesthetics, and political philosophy. At present, her main project is a book manuscript on the epistemology of narrative. Dr. Fraser holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and theology, a master’s degree in philosophical theology, and a Ph.D. in philosophy, all from the University of Oxford.
Viola Schmitt is an associate professor in the department of linguistics and philosophy. She is a linguist with a special interest in semantics. Her most recent position was as a junior professor at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany. Earlier in her career, she taught at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Schmitt earned a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Vienna in Austria.