Experimental Study Group (ESG)

02/06/2026

The Educational Justice Institute at MIT collaborates to expand educational access for incarcerated learners

The Educational Justice Institute at MIT hosted a summit of the Massachusetts Prison Education Consortium, bringing together educators, policymakers, and community partners to discuss ways to expand educational access in Massachusetts prisons.

10/28/2025

TAing at ESG changed everything for Titus Roesler ’25

MIT graduate student Titus Roesler ’25 has built a reputation for himself as an award-winning student teacher and mentor.

10/22/2025

Miguel Mitchell ’82 wins Elgin Award for his poetry

Award Information The 2025 Elgin Awards are given for books and chapbooks published in 2023 and 2024. SFPA members nominated 18 chapbooks and 32 full-length books. The voting deadline is September 15th. 2025 Elgin Chair Juleigh Howard-Hobson’s poetry has appeared in Amazing Stories, The Dead Land...

08/12/2025

Carmel Mercado ’09 exists at the intersection of health and art

A Seattle-based pediatric ophthalmologist, Carmel Mercado ’09 is also a visual artist.Read more.

04/30/2025

Lee Perlman and his colleagues at TEJI make such impacts on students, MIT and incarcerated alike.

Lee Perlman, PhD ’89, and MIT’s Educational JusticeInstitute go behind bars to change the course of lives—and broaden the worldviews of MIT students.

04/16/2025

Titus Roesler ’25 credits much of his MIT success to his experience in ESG

In a brief interview, MIT student Titus Roesler shares his academic journey, which has been punctuated by at least as much teaching as learning, and his penchant for luxury chalk.

06/04/2024

WMBR builds community from the basement of Walker Memorial with James Rock ’26 at the helm

MIT's hidden gem Walker Memorial Basement Radio (WMBR 88.1 FM) is a high-fidelity radio station with a rich 80-year history. Learn how MIT students and community members maintain this volunteer-run station, offering diverse programming and building strong community ties.

06/03/2024

Isabella Witham '24 named 2024 Fulbright Fellow.

MIT students and alumni April Cheng, Grace McMillan, Ryan McTigue, Keith Murray, Maaya Prasad, Anusha Puri, Olivia Rosenstein, Jennifer Schug, Vaibhavi Shah, Charvi Sharma, and Isabella Witham have been awarded fellowships for 2024-25 cycle of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

05/21/2024

Study demonstrates efficacy of Brave Behind Bars, cofounded by Marisa Gaetz ’20

A new study demonstrates the efficacy of Brave Behind Bars, an MIT-led web programming course aimed at reducing recidivism by teaching incarcerated individuals digital skills, with significant improvements in self-efficacy and digital literacy noted.

05/10/2024

Sabrina Hu '25 named 2024 ESG-PKG Center Fellow. She will work on her Solar Cap project designed to supply solar-powered water purifiers during emergencies. We look forward to seeing the progress she makes over the coming months!

04/11/2024

PBS documentary features three ESGers - Fidelis Chimombe ’15, Billy Ndengeyingoma ’15, and Sante Nyambo ’15. You can also catch glimpses of ESG instructors Patti Christie and Dave Custer and the ESG space as well.

At MIT, an alum follows four African students striving to become change agents for home.

03/01/2024

Congratulations to 2024 Burchard Scholars Miguel Buitrago '26, Esther Kinyanjui ’25, Ariel McGee '26, and James Rock '26 for excellence in humanities, arts, or social sciences!

The Burchard Scholars program selected 35 MIT undergraduates from across STEM disciplines for the competitive designation. It features a seminar series and conversations over dinners with distinguished faculty.