Finding common ground in Malden
Using an untapped resource, the Malden River Project is boosting social resilience along with climate mitigation in the gateway city of Malden, Massachusetts.
Making it through a pandemic senior year with curiosity and community
Miles Johnson ’21, a recent graduate in mathematics and EECS, employed a strong dorm network and personal interests including rock climbing and jazz to complete a rich MIT experience.
How aspirations become actions
From Ethiopia to community college to MIT, Mussie Demisse ’21 is on a mission to use his love of learning to solve big problems.
Driving commuters toward sustainable options
How data from Access MIT informs flexible, sustainable commutes as staff returns to campus.
2021 Teaching with Digital Technology Awards honor MIT educators’ innovation and empathy
Twenty-three instructors recognized for extraordinary online teaching with annual student-nominated award.
Having a field day
Inaugural MIT Dorm Olympics encourages students to participate in various field day events to showcase dorm spirit and pod pride.
Summer 2021 recommended reading from MIT
Enjoy these recent titles from Institute faculty and staff.
MIT welcomes six new assistant deans for diversity, equity, and inclusion
The Institute’s five schools and the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing will have dedicated professional staff to advance initiatives locally and across the Institute.
Melissa Nobles named MIT’s next chancellor
Dean of SHASS will move to senior academic post overseeing student life at the Institute.
A cappella for a cause
MIT Syncopasian’s musical performance features the poem “Things We Carry On The Sea” by Wang Ping and invites Asian members of the MIT community to help celebrate AAPI Heritage Month.
STEM + humanities = a framework for understanding the world
Natasha Joglekar ’21 is eager to apply her MIT education, with a major in computer science and biology and a minor in women’s and gender studies, to a career in medical research.
“Commit to changing the world,” civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson urges the Class of 2021
MIT’s second-ever online Commencement celebrated the 3,298 graduates receiving diplomas, with tributes from Cambridge to Antarctica.
Professor Sangeeta Bhatia’s salute from the faculty
“It’s OK not to know,” Bhatia told graduates. “Just keep going. Trust yourself to figure it out and don’t let the uncertainty weigh you down.”
President L. Rafael Reif’s charge to the Class of 2021
“Through immense effort, self-discipline, creativity and compassion, you found a way to rise to the demands of this historic challenge… together,” Reif told graduates.
MIT Corporation elects 11 term members, three life members
Term members will serve between one and five years on MIT’s board of trustees.