MIT makes plans for a quieter campus
With thousands now working and learning off-campus, the Institute aims to consolidate its footprint and conserve resources.
Events postponed or canceled as MIT responds to COVID-19
Changes follow new Institute policies on travel, events, and visitors; some large classes to move online.
MIT Emergency Management establishes COVID-19 planning team and working groups
Campus-wide effort to ensure academic, research, and business continuity, as well as continued medical, residential life, and communications response to COVID-19.
President Reif testifies before Congress on U.S. competitiveness
“To stay ahead, the U.S. needs to do more to capitalize on our own strengths,” he tells representatives.
Esther Duflo PhD ’99 to speak at 2020 Investiture of Doctoral Hoods and Degree Conferral Ceremony
MIT professor and alumna shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics, which recognized collaborators’ “experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.”
Admiral William McRaven to speak at MIT’s 2020 Commencement
Retired Navy four-star admiral and former chancellor of University of Texas system will address the Class of 2020 on May 29.
Michael Sipser to step down as School of Science dean
Mathematician to return to the faculty after six years leading MIT’s second-largest school.
3 Questions: MIT’s Quality of Life Survey is here
The survey, deployed every four years, is a unique, confidential forum for community input.
Alfred Ironside named vice president for communications
Former VP of global communications at the Ford Foundation brings 20 years of experience advancing the missions of international organizations.