Former MIT President Paul Gray dies at 85 after lifelong career of service and leadership at the Institute
Guided by a passion for teaching, MIT’s 14th president helped steer the Institute through decades of social change.
American Sign Language at MIT
A new club is spreading awareness of Deaf culture and American Sign Language.
Ask an engineer
A popular resource from the School of Engineering, in which MIT engineers (among others) answer questions from the public, returns.
Featured video: 47 years, and still going strong
With over four decades of dedicated service to MIT, Peter Hicks has the longest tenure within the Department of Facilities.
Celebrating Walker Memorial’s 100th year
Designed as MIT’s first student center, the campus landmark initially housed World War I military personnel.
Experiencing the Great American Solar Eclipse
Thousands attend MIT solar eclipse-watching parties on campus, at the MIT Wallace Observatory, and in Rexburg, Idaho.
President Reif to Class of 2021: “We are very lucky to have you!”
“MIT is a magnificent machine for inventing the future,” Reif tells incoming freshmen.
Water war: East campus versus west
Representing their dorms on campus, students rush to Killian Court to lob water balloons at their friends in an annual MIT tradition.
Expanding the pipeline to graduate school
Outside of the chemistry lab, PhD candidate Tsehai Grell works to make MIT more inclusive for grad students.
Featured video: Karate is for everyone
Shotokan karate provides MIT community members with a unique artistic outlet.
High school students receive 2017 MIT AgeLab OMEGA Scholarships for work with elders
Students recognized for their leadership in fostering intergenerational connections within their communities.
Division of Student Life introduces statement on diversity and inclusion
Statement is intended to inform and guide staff on issues related to diversity and inclusion.
Spreading kindness far and wide
Senior Bettina Arkhurst, founder of Random Acts of Kindness Week, is making a better world at MIT.