Thomas Roemer to be LGO's new executive director
Former MIT Sloan faculty member succeeds retiring director Don Rosenfield.
Martin Schmidt named provost; Cynthia Barnhart named chancellor
Two faculty members named to MIT’s most senior academic posts first arrived at the Institute as students in the early 1980s.
Charles Vest memorial service set for March 6
MIT community will gather to honor and celebrate the life of the Institute’s 15th president, who died Dec. 12.
Adèle Naudé Santos, dean of the School of Architecture and Planning, to step down
Ten-year tenure marked by an invigorated faculty, consolidated space, increased applications; Reif applauds ‘her remarkable eye for talent’
Five hundred websites built using MIT Drupal Cloud Service
Launched by Information Systems and Technology, the service may be ideal for presenting information about your research, group, or center.
MIT and Harvard release working papers on open online courses
Research findings challenge common misconceptions, offer surprising insights about how students engage with MOOCs.
Fundraising effort contributes $35,000 to Sean A. Collier Memorial Fund
Tour de Force NY presents check at ceremony attended by the mayor of Boston and representatives of MIT and local police forces.
Elizabeth Johnson, widow of former MIT president Howard Johnson, dies at 92
Known for her ‘warmth, kindness, and gracious good sense’ during campus upheaval in the late 1960s, Johnson helped lead MIT at a divisive time.
Hazel Sive steps down as associate dean of the School of Science
Biologist’s six-year administrative tenure focused on educational initiatives and on diversity and inclusiveness among faculty and postdocs.
Former MIT president Charles M. Vest dies at 72
As the Institute’s leader from 1990 to 2004, he sparked a period of dynamism.
John Charles named vice president for information systems and technology
New head of IS&T brings more than 20 years of experience as an IT leader at public and private institutions.
Michael Sipser named interim dean of the School of Science
Mathematician has been a member of the faculty since 1980 and department head since 2004.
