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“I have yet to meet a professor that cares more for their students.” Professor Danny Hidalgo, who studies elections, democracy and political behavior in Latin America, is honored as “Committed to Caring” for graduate student mentorship.

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Brian Robinson ‘26 was built to fly ✈️ A double major in aerospace engineering and political science, he forged his path at MIT around that goal, combining technical skill with a broader understanding of the world he’ll serve. After graduation, he’ll be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force.

Robinson’s passion for aerospace began with his first Young Eagles flight. “I fell in love with flying after that,” he says.

Read more about his path to MIT at the 🔗link in our bio.

Article by Benjamin Daniel // Photos by Jon Sachs

Congratulations to Professor Kathleen Thelen, who has been named to the 101st class of Guggenheim Fellows. The class includes 223 trailblazing artists, scientists and scholars across 55 disciplines.

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Senior Kanokwan Tungkitkancharoen is majoring in mechanical engineering with @mitmeche and minoring in public policy with @mitpolisci.

"Studying public policy taught me how engineering solutions interact with institutions and people," she says. "MIT’s interdisciplinary education taught me to approach problems from multiple perspectives."

Learn more about Kano when you read her Q&A at the link in our bio.

Senior Erin Hovendon (@erinhovendon), a Mechanical Engineering major with @mitmeche and a Public Policy minor with @mitpolisci, hopes to work at the intersection of clean technology, public resource allocation, and human and ecological health, bridging the gap between scientific solutions and climate policy.

"I love history and art, and I believe great engineering draws from both," she says.

Read Erin's Q&A at the link in our bio.

For MIT's @w.j.roberts, a double major in @mitaeroastro and @mitpolisci, studying and improving his understanding of how politics can impact engineering and design processes has been crucial.

"Gaining a much deeper understanding of [America's] political body...has provided key aspects of the bigger picture," he says.

Learn more about Will and what's next for him at the link in our bio.

Senior @brianrobinson5060 is a double major in @mitpolisci and @mitaeroastro who'll also complete a master's in political science when he graduates this year. He'll enter the @usairforce as a second lieutenant after graduation. He believes his studies in both the sciences and the humanities have laid the groundwork for a successful future.

"Studying Political Science helped me understand the broader potential and actual impacts of my work as an aerospace engineer," he says.

Learn more about Brian's journey at the link in our bio.

Check out this MIT SHASS Senior Profile of Political Science and Urban Planning dual major Lauren Higgins!

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MIT senior @ahn_wahn_uberall_wahn, a double major in Aerospace Engineering with @mitaeroastro and Applied Mathematics with @mitmathematics who's also minoring in German with @mit.global.languages and Applied International Studies with @mitpolisci, believes her German studies pair nicely with her engineering and mathematics work.

"It has given me the opportunity to collaborate with German scientists and conduct research abroad, which I have been doing since my sophomore year through @mistiatmit," she says. "It also allows me to read original scientific literature and find inspiration in the work of German and Swiss engineers and mathematicians, such as Leonhard Euler."

Learn more about Loreta's time at MIT when you visit the link in our bio.

Senior @ruuucheee is an international student from Nepal majoring in economics with a minor in public policy. In this video spotlight, Ruchee talks about the value of her SHASS studies and her goals for the future. @mitpolisci

@jlodoen (right), who is pursuing a PhD in @mitpolisci within the @ssp_mit, is one of two recipients (along with @mitdusp student Mrinalini Penumaka) of the 2025 Jeanne Guillemin Prize, awarded by @mit_cis. The prize provides essential funding for female graduate students conducting research in international affairs.

Loden studies how democracies have used different types of state security bureaucracies to suppress their citizens. “By creating these informal institutions that target people, you can see how they’re undermining the democratic process in the shadows,” she explained.

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"I would argue there has been absolutely no regime change here. No institutions have been changed. It's a leadership decapitation explicitly designed it seems to avoid regime change," says Prof. Caitlin Talmadge of US operations in Venezuela via Brookings Institution.

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