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“What makes The Deep unique is that the students have a lot of ownership, and the students help run the space,” says Professor Marty Culpepper, who is known as the Institute's “Maker Czar.”

Welcome to The Deep

A new creative space opens as maker culture continues to thrive at MIT.

April 8, 2019

Professor Susan Silbey provided a rousing defense of the humanities during her lightning talk at the 2019 MacVicar Day symposium.

Celebrating passionate teachers and enthusiastic learners

At this year's MacVicar Day symposium, faculty and students reflect on the challenges and joys of education in the 21st century.

March 29, 2019

MIT's Killian Court is home to everything from picnics for first years to Commencement.

Undergraduate financial aid remains strong

Reflecting the Institute's commitment to student support, aid will increase 4.9 percent for 2019-2020, offsetting a 3.75 percent rise in tuition and fees.

March 21, 2019

Left to right: Erik Demaine, Graham Jones, T.L. Taylor, Joshua Angrist

2019 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named

Professors Angrist, Demaine, Jones, and Taylor receive MIT's highest honor in undergraduate teaching.

March 4, 2019

Keynote speaker Po-Shen Loh is a Carnegie Mellon University associate professor, founder of online education platform Expii, and coach of the U.S. International Math Olympiad Team.

Festival of Learning highlights innovation

Digital technologies, such as virtual reality, drive better outcomes for MIT students and global learners.

February 19, 2019

MIT graduates make their way to Killian Court via Massachusetts Avenue during the 2017 Commencement ceremonies.

Proposal aims to update MIT’s academic calendar and Commencement timing

Vice chancellor, registrar seek community input on reducing the time between final exams and Commencement.

January 24, 2019

Students presented their findings at a science fair held during the spring 2018 Designing the First-Year Experience course.

Creating a more flexible first-year experience at MIT

A Class of 2022 experiment aims to enhance opportunities for students to explore majors, minors, and other interests.

December 12, 2018

"MIT is a remarkable, one-of-a-kind place for experiential learning,” says Kate Trimble.

3 Questions: Kate Trimble on experiential learning at MIT

New senior associate dean and OEL director says opportunities for experiential learning are abundant at the Institute.

December 3, 2018

Left to right: MIT professors Emilio Baglietto, Rebecca Saxe, and Matthew Shoulders were nominated by their graduate students and are now honored by the Committed to Caring program as model mentors.

Baglietto, Saxe, and Shoulders ensure grad students thrive

For three Committed to Caring honorees, mentorship is demonstrated through generosity and making connections.

November 14, 2018

Mohan Hathi of Team Exoskeleton poses with the exo-hand built in the Engineering Design Workshop.

High school students learn to build big ideas

Visiting students learn what it takes to be an engineer — and a bit more about themselves — at the Edgerton Center’s annual Engineering Design Workshop.

August 13, 2018